Yerevan blast: Warehouse caught on fire was fined days ago

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Armenia – Aug 14 2022

The warehouse of the Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan, where the explosion occurred, was recently fined for violations by the Inspectorate for Urban Development, Fire and Technical Safety.

As Member of the Council of Elders of Yerevan Levon Zakaryan wrote on his Facebook page, "the warehouse where the explosion occurred was recently fined and an order was issued to eliminate violations."

As a result of the blast, 1 person has been killed and 30 people were injured.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS