Hraparak: Fire breaks out near Tumo Center in Yerevan during hot weather

The risk of fires has increased as Yerevan is hit by an unusual heat wave. Fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a grass covered area at Hrazdan gorge in Yerevan, not far from Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.

The hot weather was the cause, according to a source of ‘Hraparak’ paper. The fire spread to dry grass near Tumo Center and lasted about half an hour before a fire brigade arrived at the scene and extinguished it.