Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia Feliks Tsolakyan told reporters that the main hotbeds of the fire that broke out near the sport and concert complex in Yerevan have been extinguished, new hotbeds are emerging because of the wind, and those hotbeds are being extinguished.

“The spokesperson of Yerevan Municipality posted on his Facebook page that there was a big fireworks display about an hour before the fire broke out. I believe this is the reason why the fire spread in different directions,” Tsolakyan said.

The minister stated that 14 firefighting squads and 10 water trucks are at the scene of the incident.