On October 29,  equipment intended for geological explorations for uranium caught fire in Lernadzor village, Syunik Marz, southern Armenia. The equipment was taken to the village a couple of days ago, Aravot daily reports. 

The details of the incident are not disclosed. According to rumors, in the morning the villagers learnt that the drilling technique had caught fire. “We learnt what had happened only in the morning. The prospecting equipment is far from our houses, on the other side of the village. So the fire was not visible from our houses, taking into account it broke out at night,” the local residents said.

Experts conducting explorations prevented journalists from taking photos of the burnt equipment. They told the reporters they can take photos and get information only at the presence of their manager, who was heading from Yerevan to Lernadzor.

The reporters could take a photo of the burnt piece of prospecting equipment at a distance.  Officers of Investigation Department in Syunik region, policemen and experts were working at the accident site. No official information is available yet.