15 soldiers were killed and the condition of 3 soldiers is assessed as serious as a result of a fire that broke out in the quarters of the engineering-sapper company of the N military unit of the Ministry of Defense.
The information was provided by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, noting that the data are preliminary.
Let us recall that earlier the RA defense department had reported that on January 19, at around 01:30, a fire broke out under still-unclarified circumstances in the quarters of the engineering-sapper company of the N military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense, located in the area of Azat village in Gegharkunik Province.
It had been reported that although firefighting operations were underway at the scene, the fire had resulted in casualties and injuries.