Sale zone houses on fire

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Out of the 48 homes near the Matenadaran, 14 were totally burnt after a fire that broke out in the gas tubes last night.

Resident of one of the burnt homes on 23 Koryun Street Melanya Sardaryan heard the sound of the explosion and came out of the house along with her family members. "I thought the house would collapse and we would stay under the ruins."

She and her injured neighbors spent the night at the park nearby. The fire burned everything and the whole house was in water when the firefighters arrived.

The residents of the homes complained that their homes were very old and though they are the owners, they were never allowed to repair them or make changes. "We were told that the homes are located in a sale zone and nothing can be done. If that is the case, give us compensation," said one of the residents.

Resident of 23 Koryun Street Kristine Hakobyan said her house was burnt due to the newly built building. "We had asked to not construct a building there because it would make the street more narrow. Construction continued and now neither firefighters nor cars can approach the homes."

The firefighters had a hard time approaching the homes since the street was narrow. The citizens injured from the fire say the owners of the newly built medical school near their homes are to blame.

Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and Chief of Police of Yerevan Nerses Nazaryan arrived at the scene last night as well. They promised to do everything possible to help the residents, but the residents only want compensation or another place to spend the night. The Mayor suggested that they temporarily settle at the Erebuni community hostel.