ArmInfo. In Yerevan, at st. Rainis 3, there was an explosion followed by the collapse of the building.
According to the press service of the Emergencies Ministry, the explosion occurred as a result of a gas leak. The department informed that 5 combat teams of rescuers-firemen, a mobile ladder, two groups of dog handlers, ambulance doctors and psychologists were sent to the scene of the incident.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Emergencies Minister Felix Tsolakyan are at the scene of the incident.
According to preliminary data, rescuers from under the rubble pulled two citizens, evacuated 21 citizens. Both victims were hospitalized in the hospital complex of Heratsi.