YEREVAN.- A fire broke out at the Yerevan tire factory on Wednesday with black smoke covering the entire district.

Emergency Ministry’s press service said they received information about the fire at 3:00 p.m. Yerevan time. Two fire-engines were extinguishing the fire.

Rubber scrap and grass caught fire in a territory of 5,000 square meters. Witnesses say the district is covered with black smoke.

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