EXPLOSION AT DOWNTOWN YEREVAN APARTMENT

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July 03, 2012 | 15:00

YEREVAN. – There was a blast in an Armenian capital city Yerevan
building, on Tuesday at around 2:10pm, Armenian News-NEWS.am’s reporter
informed from the scene.

According to preliminary data, the soup placed on the natural gas
cooker had spilled and, as a result, there was a gas leakage which
caused the explosion.

There are two injured; they are a young Iranian couple who were
renting an apartment in the building.

Armenian News-NEWS.am’s reporter also informed that the couple were
transferred to the center for burns. The apartment’s kitchen, living
room, and bathroom were damaged as a result of the blast.

Police officers and the Emergency Situations Ministry team are at
the scene.