The works are continuing; we have not yet extinguished the fire completely. Armen Pambukhchyan, RA Minister of ES, said this in a briefing with journalists today, assuming that there may be injured citizens in the area of ​​the pillars, as that area was busy.

The space of the "Surmalu" trade center does not allow us to use many techniques. We cannot take action at once, considering we have people under the rubbles. There is a real danger of the building collapsing; now, we are carrying out the decontamination of the columns, which also poses a threat. We will neutralize the pillars; we will have a field to work on because the place of the citizens who may have appeared under the rubbles is marked there," said the minister and informed that according to the current data, there are six victims, 15 missing and ten injured persons from the rubbles and surrounding areas.

Reacting to the grievances of the injured citizens that the rescuers are working slowly and the equipment is not working, the ES ​​Minister said that he wants to meet the victims' relatives and talk to them about the facts.

Minister Pambukhchyan said that he was at the scene at 6:30 and noticed the work done by the firefighters.

To the question, was the fair's owner present at the scene? The minister said that he didn't know the owner of the fair.

"Watching the video, you notice that there can be no mention of a terrorist act," said Armen Pambukhchyan, ruling out the possibility of terrorist acts.

The Ministry of Health announced today that 21injured people continue to receive treatment in various medical centers due to the explosion, and their condition is assessed as moderate.