Fires in Dilijan forest areas localized - Armenian Ministry of  Internal Affairs

ArmInfo.  As of 8:00 AM on November 27, fires that broke out in the forest areas of the Dilijan Pass and near the "Mountainous Armenia" sanatorium in the Tavush region have been completely contained. This was reported by the press service of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  (MIA) of Armenia.

According to the source, the fire in the "Kazachi" area of the Tavush  region has been completely extinguished, there are no new outbreaks,  and has also been contained in the Navur community of the Tavush  region. Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs press service  reported that as of 9:00 PM on November 26, Armenian firefighters had  also completely extinguished fires in the village of Dzorashen in the  Shirak region, on the Chambarak-Ttujur road in the Gegharkunik  region, and in the village of Verin Khand in the Syunik region.

The previous evening, the ministry also reported the death of  firefighter Taron Simonyan, a rescue service sergeant, in the line of  duty, and the injury of four rescuers. The Armenian Ministry of  Healthcare later reported that three of the injured rescuers were  hospitalized in Yerevan for further treatment, and another received  treatment at the regional Medical Center.