Fire broke out at Agarak Copper-Molybdenum Combine CJSC in Syunik region, southern Armenia.

A combat squad arrived at the accident site. The fire was extinguished at 5:00 a.m. A wooden house of 25 km2 burnt down near the mine, Armenian Rescue Service reported.

As NEWS.am reported previously, on October 29, the scanner intended for uranium explorations caught fire in Lernadzor village, Syunik Marz. The equipment cost U.S. $ 85,000.