We have an alarm that a 5-year-old child and his pregnant mother are missing. They were customers in the “Surmalu” shopping center,  Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Pambukhchyan informed. 

According to the minister, 7 rescuers were hit by smoke during rescue operations.

Speaking about the citizens who were killed as a result of the explosion, the minister noted that one of them is a man about 50 years old, and the other two are women, under 50 and 40 years old.

Earlier today a fire broke out n the “Surmalu” shopping center. The number of victims is currently 3. Firefighting, search, and rescue operations are still ongoing.