YEREVAN. – Firefighting efforts in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor Province have resumed Tuesday, as of 9:21am.
As of 9:51am, two fire and rescue squads as well as 18 forestry enterprise staff members are taking part in the firefighting, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
In addition, one water truck from a private company is on duty.
The fire was isolated at 10:05am.
This major fire had started on August 10 at around 7pm, in the grass and forest area nearby Artavan village.
A resident of the same village was detained on suspicion of negligently causing this fire.
A criminal case has been initiated.
