An explosion at an Armenian market killed one person and injured 20 others

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• Aug 14, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

The ministry said there were 10 firefighting trucks on the spot and another 10 were on their way.

Digital Desk: An explosion at a retail
market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday sparked a fire, killing one
person and injuring 20, the emergency situations ministry said.

The blast, the cause of which was not
immediately known, ripped through the "retail market in Surmalu."
According to preliminary information, it started a fire. There are victims,
"the ministry said.

Photos and videos posted on social
media showed a thick column of black smoke over the market, and successive
detonations could be heard.

The ministry said there were 10
firefighting trucks on the spot and another 10 were on their way.