Ministry of Emergency Situations
of the Republic of Armenia

On July 19, at 21:48 an emergency call was received to “911” service that a grass area was burning in “Victory” park, Yerevan.

The emergency response group of the National Crisis Management Center and a fire unit from the fire and rescue squad of the rescue service of MES of RA dispatched to the scene.

At 22:09 a fire unit from the fire and rescue squad of the rescue service of MES of RA dispatched to the scene.

At 22:12 six fire units from the fire and rescue squad of the rescue service and the duty doctor of the Center of Disaster Medical Treatment of MES of RA dispatched to the scene.

The fire was localized at 23:10 and extinguished at 01:25. About 1.5 ha of vegetative cover burnt.