Two citizens were injured as a four-story building in Yerevan's Kanaker-Zaytun district partially collapsed due to alleged gas leak, Radio Armenia reports.
The National Crisis Management Center received an alarm at 7:18 this morning. Seven fire brigades and ambulances rushed to the scene.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan also visited the scene.
As the Ministry of Health of Armenia reports, one of the injured is a woman and has fractures of the clavicular bone and nose and scratches on the body and face. Doctors assess the health condition as moderate.
The Public Radio of Armenia says that the other patient suffers 'extensive burns' on his body and limbs and is in the intensive care unit, connected to an artificial respiration device.
Doctors say his health condition is critical.
Local media outlets have release photo and video material.
Elena Trekhlebova
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