Major Fire in Yerevan Leaves Family Homeless

On April 16, at 20:18, the National Crisis Management Center received a report of a fire breaking out in one of the houses on Paronyan Street in Yerevan. Two fire-fighting teams and a special response group from the Yerevan Rescue Department of the Emergency Situations Ministry were dispatched to the scene.

It was found that the fire had started in one of the houses on Simeon Yerevantsi Street. The fire was contained at 20:52 and extinguished by 21:52. The roof of the house (12 square meters), the bedroom completely with belongings (12 square meters), the corridor (8 square meters), and partially the living room with belongings (20 square meters) were burned.

Firefighters and citizens initially fought against the spread of the fire before managing to contain it. It was reported that the roof of a large family’s house had burned down, along with the bedroom and the living room, which also contained belongings. In an interview with SHAMSHYAN.com, the homeowner discussed the damages suffered, while neighbors implored that the Yerevan municipality and the central district administration do not leave the family helpless.