Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Pambukhchyan wrote on his Facebook page:
Search operations are continuing in the "Surmalu" shopping center. The Special Significance Rescue Operations Center employees of the Ministry of ES and volunteers of the "Red Cross" humanitarian organization are working at the scene.
We are carrying out search operations at the alleged place of the explosion. Due to the danger of collapse, we have carried out reinforcement construction works to ensure the safety of the rescuers to continue the search on the basement floor.