53 children evacuated after fire in Armenian kindergarten

53 children and 4 employees were evacuated on Wednesday following a fire broke out at a kindergarten in Artashat, a town in Armenia’s Ararat Province.

Three fire and rescue crews responded to the incident after a report filed at 2:04pm, the Rescue Service at the Armenian Interior Ministry reported.

The fire was contained at 2:20pm and extinguished at 2:30pm.

No injuries were reported.