  New Fire in NairitMay 21, 2009 - 19:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fire erupted in Nairit-2 enterprise, situated in the neighborhood of Nairit chemical plant. According to Nikolay Grigoryan, Advisor to Head of RA Emergency Situations Ministry's Rescue Service, an engineering tool burnt on a total area of 140 sq. m. As reported by Nairit rubber plant's Press Secretary Anoush Harutyunyan, fire in Nairit-2 bears no relationship to Nairit Plant CJSC. On May 14 around 6:40 p.m. two explosions occurred at the Nairit rubber plant. Later fire erupted. Within 15 minutes, 9 fire-brigades and ambulance arrived at the site. One absorption tower burned down as a result of breakage at chloroprene section. Thanks to fire brigade and rescue services the fire was fully extinguished by 11:00. Fire in Nairit left 4 people dead and 8 injured. Two criminal cases were filed. Causes still remain unknown.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
