According to preliminary data, there were no casualties as a result of gas station explosion

There was an explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway.

 

Several people were ambulanced to hospitals.

 

There are no reports of casualties at this time.

 

Seven persons were hospitalized as a result of the explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway, according to the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

 

One of them was discharged from hospital after receiving first aid.

 

Two of the injured are in the intensive care unit; they are critical condition. Four other injured are in stable but severe condition.

 

At 11:14pm Thursday, the National Center for Crisis Management was reported that an explosion and a subsequent fire had occurred at gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway.

 

Fire and rescue squads were dispatched to the scene.

 

The Director of the Rescue Service-Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia, Kamo Tsutsulyan, also was at the scene of the incident.

 

According to preliminary data, a liquefied gas tank exploded at a gas and gasoline station on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway, causing a fire.

 

As of 8:20am, there is no open fire at the Yerevan-Sevan motorway explosion area, and cooling work is being carried out. Narek Sargsyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, informed about this on Facebook Friday morning.

 

As of 8:51am Friday, the leakage from all reservoirs at the site of the explosion on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway has been stopped, the Rescue Service of Armenia informs.