Wednesday, August 23 2017 16:30

ArmInfo.The Investigative Committee of Armenia found out the causes of the fire near Artavan  village of Vayots Dzor region - one person was charged.

The press service of the Armenian Armed Forces informs that the grass  cover near the village of Artavan caught fire on August 10, and then  the fire quickly Spread to some sections of the Saravan leshoz. The  department noted that in connection with the fact a criminal case was  opened on the grounds of articles 186, part 2 and 297 part 1 of the  Criminal Code of Armenia. <As a result of the investigative measures  it turned out that the fire started as a result of the operation of a  defective car that starts a spark while the car is running. It turned  out that a resident of Artavan village on his faulty car VAZ 21011  without state licensees for a month traveled to these areas of the  community, which caused the ignition of the grass cover on the site  called the "first brigade", then the fire spread to the community of  Zaritap and the territories of the leshoz Saravan 300 hectares).  Based on the evidence received, the citizen of Artavan village is  charged on the grounds of articles 186, part 2 and 297 of the RA  Criminal Code. A subscription was made from him to not leave the  place. The preliminary investigation continues. Appointed  examination, "- said in the message department.

Recall that a fire near the village of Artavan in the Vayots Dzip  region broke out on August 10 and was extinguished on the morning of  August 16. Not only the subdivisions of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations, but also the Ministry of Defense, the Police, the  Ministry of Nature Protection, the Ministry of Agriculture,  representatives of local authorities and the private sector, in  particular, Lidian Armenia, participated in the fire fighting  activities. For the first time in the extinguishing of the fire, the  water resources of the nearby reservoir were used. As a result of the  fire, 500 hectares of grass and 240 hectares of forest were burned,  damage was caused not only to the environment, but also to the energy  system of the region, more than 14 electric poles burned