RA President visited tragedy site at Nairit factoryMay 15, 2009 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA President Serzh Sargsyan visited caoutchouc- manufacturing Nairit Factory, where explosions occurred a day before. According to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the President held a meeting with factory management. As Serzh Sargsyan noted, factory workers sacrificed their lives to mitigate explosion consequences. He called on leaders of state structures and Armenian factories management for extreme vigilance and expressed his deep condolence with the families of the deceased.Yesterday, around 6:40 p.m. two explosions occurred at Nairit Factory; later the fire erupted. 9 fire-brigades arrived at the site within 15 minutes of the incident. One absorption tower has burned down as a result of breakage at chloroprene section. Due to firemen's efforts the fire was fully extinguished. 4 people are dead and 8 injured as a result of fire. A professional council was formed at the factory yesterday to investigate breakage causes, and work towards overcoming fire consequences. The breakage caused no contamination, no dangerous emissions are registered. Other technical lines of the factory continue operating. Two criminal cases are started. Explosion causes haven't yet been determined. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |