YEREVAN. – E. Ghazaryan, who sustained injuries as a result of an explosion at Marianna Dairy Factory, is in stable but critical condition, the hospital told Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

Ghazaryan has not yet regained full consciousness, is in a coma, and is hooked up to a respirator.

“[Ghazaryan] senses some things, understands some things, but it is too early to tell when [Ghazaryan] will be transferred to a ward,” the hospital also informed.  

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a blast occurred at Marianna Dairy Factory in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) received a call, on June 7 at 8:35am, informing that there was an explosion at the Factory and one person had sustained injuries, MES informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

An operative team was dispatched to the scene. 

As a result of the blast, E. Ghazaryan, 55, was injured and transferred to hospital.

A criminal case was opened on charges of violating the labor protection rules.

The National Center for Technical Safety conducted an examination to determine the cause of the blast, and the results were sent to the Police.