TYPHOON WAS ILLEGALLY INSTALLED WHILE OTHER MERRY-GO-ROUNDS IN HAKHTANAK PARK UNDERGO TECH EXAM
Tert.am
13:57 11.05.10
The merry-go-round Typhoon, that broke down on May 6 in the Hakhtanak
(Victory) Park in Yerevan and left 4 people injured, had been
put into execution only a month ago, Head of National Centre for
Technical Security of Armenia, Vladimir Hovsepyan said at a press
conference today.
He also said that it had been designed and installed by an individual
rather than by a licensed organization.
Ashot Petrosyan, Head of the National Centre for Technical Security at
the Ministry of Emergency situations, in turn, said that a criminal
case has already been filed and that the investigation will reveal
further questions pertaining to the accident.
According to Petrosyan it is the company using the merry-go-rounds that
is responsible for the control of their technical condition. In this
case it is the Hakhtanak Park which signed a contract with a company
called Teg to conduct the technical examination of the newly-obtained
merry-go-round, while was not examined.
A 3 million dram fine has been imposed on Hakhtanak Park’s
administration due to the present condition of the three attractions
it comprises. A special commission has been created to examine the
work of Teg.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations issued a ruling which forbids
all the roundabouts in Hakhtanak Park that have not passed a proper
technical examination to operate, while the rest are being re-examined.