Criminal proceedings launched into Yerevan store fire

Criminal proceedings have been launched into the fire that took place in a store in Yerevan Tuesday. Gor Abrahamyan, spokesperson of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, informed about this on Facebook.

As a result of the aforesaid fire, an Iranian citizen suffered burns on his head, neck, upper and lower limbs, and was taken to the National Center of Burns and Dermatology for treatment.

According to preliminary data, about 50 square meters of the aforementioned store were burned.

As part of the investigation, an inspection of the incident site was carried out, and several forensic examinations were ordered.

The person taken to the hospital was recognized as the injured party. According to the information received from the aforesaid medical institution, he is in satisfactory condition.

The investigation is continuing to find out the causes and other circumstances of this fire.