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Gas cylinder explosion severs driver’s arm

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On July 15, a high-pressure gas cylinder of a truck exploded in a gas-filling station on Masis-Artashat highway. The accident cost driver Artur Galstyan, 30, his left arm.

Galstyan was rushed to a local hospital and then to Yerevan Hospital № 1 after Heratsi.

Doctors say his condition is of average severity.

According to the Armenian Rescue Service, the explosion was registered with the National Center for Technical Security of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations,