YEREVAN. – An unextinguished cigarette caused death of an old man in Armenia.

The police of Gavar received a fire alert around 11:20am on Sunday. Janik Shahrikyan (born in 1931) died in a fire in his house.

The grandson told rescuers that the man had been smoking in a bedroom and had not put out the cigarette properly.

An unextinguished cigarette was a reason of tragedy. The police have appointed a forensic examination and are investigating the incident.