A fire has broken out in a commercial store located on the ground floor of a residential building in the center of Yerevan, Armenia.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing Newsarmenia, that the incident prompted an immediate response from local emergency services.
According to official reports, two brigades from the Emergency Situations Service were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters are currently working to contain and extinguish the blaze to prevent it from spreading to the upper residential floors of the building. No immediate information regarding casualties or the cause of the fire has been released.
Incidents involving fires in residential and commercial sectors often raise concerns regarding aging infrastructure and fire safety compliance in urban centers. Local authorities typically launch investigations following such events to determine if electrical malfunctions or safety violations contributed to the outbreak.
