RUSSIA IS READY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ELIMINATE CONSEQUENCES OF ACCIDENT AT NAIRIT

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.05.2009 15:06 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia is ready to provide assistance to eliminate
the consequences of the explosion at the Yerevan chemistry plant
Nairit, said Russia’s vice prime minister Sergey Ivanov during his
meeting with Armenia’s prime minister Tigran Sargsyan.

Yesterday, at 06.40 p.m. two explosions followed by the fire reported
at Nairit, chemical plant producing synthetic rubber. 15 minutes
later 9 fire brigades arrived at the place of accident.

Absorption tower was, reportedly, burnt down due to the damage at
the chloroprene shop of the Nairit Plant. Thanks to the efforts of
the rescue service the flame was extinguished. Due to the accident
4 people were killed and 8 injured.

A special council formed to investigate the causes of the incident
and eliminate the consequences. As it was reported, the blast hasn’t
damaged environment and caused no atmospheric emission. The rest
production lines of the plan continue operating.

Two criminal cases are opened over the fact of the accident. The
reasons of the explosion are not detected yet.