According to the country’s defence ministry, a fire that broke out overnight in a barracks housing an Armenian military unit resulted in the deaths of 15 soldiers and serious injuries to three more.
A fire that started in the barracks of an engineer and sniper company of a military unit resulted in the deaths of 15 servicemen, while the condition of three other servicemen was described as serious, the ministry stated in a statement.
The ministry reported that the fire started in the village of Azat in Armenia’s eastern Gegharkunik district at around 1:30 am on Thursday (2130 GMT Wednesday). However, the cause of the fire is unknown.
Last August, an explosion caused a fire at a busy market in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, killing more than a dozen people.
The Caucasus nation is home to around three million people. It witnessed a political crisis after a 2020 war with Azerbaijan that ended in a heavy defeat for Armenia. Despite the end of the large-scale fighting, tensions persist between the ex-Soviet rivals over their borders.
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