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  • Update: Fire In Central Yerevan Extinguished

    UPDATE: FIRE IN CENTRAL YEREVAN EXTINGUISHED

    RIA Novosti, Russia
    May 30 2006

    (Adds details, corrects GMT)

    YEREVAN, May 30 (RIA Novosti) - A fire that affected a residential
    area in the center of the Armenian capital, Yerevan, Tuesday has been
    put out, emergency services said.

    "The fire that swept five small houses was extinguished at 4.55 p.m.
    [12.55 p.m. GMT], and there are no victims," Ara Movsisyan, senior
    spokesman for the rescue service, said.

    Earlier spokesman Nikolai Grigoryan said a fire alarm had gone off
    at about 4 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m. GMT) and eight fire engines
    had been summoned to the site in the Kond district.

    Firefighters experienced difficulties in extinguishing the blaze
    because fire engines could not pass easily through narrow streets
    and an accident the municipal water supply meant that pressure in
    the hoses could not be increased.
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