Armenia: 15 dead, 62 injured in warehouse blast, report says

It was located inside a shopping mall

By Reuters

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Published: Tue 16 Aug 2022, 7:24 AM

Last updated: Tue 16 Aug 2022, 10:30 AM

On Tuesday, rescuers recovered more bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse blast in Armenia, bringing the death toll from Sunday's accident to 15, the TASS news agency cited Armenia's emergencies ministry as saying.

Blasts ripped through the warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, causing parts of the building to collapse and injuring at least 62 people.


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