Newly built territory has become a reason for collapse of 5 shops: photos (video)
The reason for collapse in the territory of former “Erebuni” market is still unknown. According to preliminary information there has been landslide of the foundation dug for the construction of a new building near the territory of these shops, as a result of which 5 shops slid into the pit (about 15 meters). There is also danger that 3 shops may also slide. Some of the residents claim that the owners of the shops have been previously warned about the danger of collapse and some of them evacuated some belongings. “I always pass this part and I have seen that it is dangerous. Two days before I entered the shops and warned. Yesterday many shops took out the products,”- noted a local resident, constructor Andranik Minasyan. MES received a call at 06:30 in the morning. “A firefighting brigade and CMC OG immediately went on the scene. The territory has been demarcated and safe zone has been formed on the spot,”- informed MES Yerevan Rescue Department Erebuni department head Sargis Avetisyan. Residents are angry. “Before the construction the project must receive the permission of relevant institutions, but there isn’t any permission,”- stressed local resident, engineer Nshan Avagyan. Rumors have been spread among the residents that the newly built territory will be a trade center and belongs to NA HHK Deputy Samvel Aleksanyan. Watch video later.
