(15 Aug 2022)
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4392755, 4392792
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yerevan - 14 August 2022
1. Smoke rising from structure
HEADLINE: Fireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 2, injures 60
2. Various of smoke plume rising from market, police and fire engines on site
3. Firefighters on scene
4. Various of firefighter on hydraulic platform
ANNOTATION: A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia's capital, killing at least two people and injuring 60 others.
5. Police officer manning cordon
ANNOTATION: The blast and fire at the Surmalu market, located over a mile south of the city center, sent a towering cloud of smoke over Yerevan.
6. Various of smoke rising, ruins left after blast, servicemen evacuating wounded person
ANNOTATION: Firefighters labored into the night to put out the blaze. Rescue workers and volunteers searched amid still-exploding fireworks for victims.
7. People carrying fire hose to extinguish the fire
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) No name given, witness:
"Like, fireworks and smoke, everything shattered in a second. There are warehouses, technical rooms. It's like fireworks, fireworks, fireworks. Everything happened in one minute. People could not get out of the stores."
9. Various of police officers
ANNOTATION: There was no immediate word on what caused the fireworks to ignite.
10. Various of people watching
11. Wide of market
STORYLINE:
A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia's capital on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 60 others and setting off a large fire.
Firefighters worked into the night after the early afternoon blast at the Surmalu market to put out the blaze that sent a towering column of thick smoke over the centre of Yerevan.
Rescue workers and volunteers searched amid still-exploding fireworks for victims who might be trapped under slabs of concrete and twisted metal.
Emergencies Minister Armen Pambukhchyan said the ministry has received 20 reports from people who said they could not locate their relatives after the blast.
Ten injured people and one dead victim were pulled from the rubble, according to the national health ministry, which also gave the casualty toll.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw two people pulled from the rubble — a woman with an injured leg and a young man who appeared to be unconscious.
The market, located 2 kilometers (over a mile) south of the city center, is popular for its low prices and variety of goods.
There was no immediate word on what caused the fireworks to ignite.
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