ArmInfo.As of June 7, at 08:51, the gas leakage from all tanks of the gas station, where the powerful explosion occurred, late last night, was completely stopped. The Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia reports.
The source notes that three fire and rescue teams are on duty at the site of the explosion, which are carrying out work to cool the tanks in order to avoid a second fire.
On June 6, at 11:14 p.m., 7 people were injured as a result of the explosion at the gas station of the Gaz Oil company located at 6/1 of the Yerevan-Sevan highway. The explosion led to a fire. As a result of the explosion, K. S., born in 1980, and G. Ch., born in 1991, were taken to the Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center and then transferred to the National Burn Center. Doctors assess their health condition as extremely serious, and they are in intensive care. L. Kh. (born in 2007), H. Kh. (born in 2001), M. G. (born in 1989), A. A. (born in 1990), and L. S. (born in 1963) were taken to the Abovyan Medical Center. L. Kh. received the necessary medical care and has already been discharged from the hospital, while the others have also been transferred to the National Burn Center.