Emergency Situation at Norq Infectious Hospital

On December 30, at 18:16, the ‘911’ service received a call reporting a fire in the kitchen of the ‘Norq’ infectious clinical hospital located at 153 Armenakyan St. in Yerevan.

A ‘Level-2’ alarm was activated, and six fire and rescue teams from the Yerevan Rescue Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management were dispatched to the scene, three of which returned due to the lack of necessity.

It was found that an electrical short circuit occurred in the entrance of the adjacent cafeteria without igniting a fire. There were no casualties.