One of the people considered missing as a result of the tragic explosion at the Surmalu shopping market in Yerevan has been identified. Hayk Kostanyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia, noted about this on Facebook Monday afternoon.

Kostanyan added that this deceased person is Gagik Karapetyan.

Sixteen people, including a pregnant woman and a small child, were killed in the powerful explosion at the Surmalu shopping market on August 14. All the casualties have been identified. One person—Vanik Amirkhanyan—is still being searched for. In addition, 63 people were administered to hospitals, and three of them continue to receive treatment there. Also, 21 vehicles have been removed from under the rubble.

Criminal proceedings have been launched into the aforesaid explosion—and under the Criminal Code articles on "Violation of fire safety rules or requirements, which has negligently caused the death of a person or other serious consequences," and "Violation of rules or requirements for the storage, accounting, transportation, delivery or use of flammable or combustible materials, which has negligently caused the death of a person or other serious consequences."