At 2:10 p.m. on September 29, the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ 112 Operational Management Center received a report that a construction crane had been partially damaged and collapsed during construction work near 120 Tichina Street in Yerevan.
One firefighting and rescue crew from the Yerevan Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as a rescue team from the Special Rescue Operations Center of the Rescue Forces Department, were dispatched to the scene.
There were fatalities as a result of the incident. Information about injured people was also included in the preliminary data released about the incident.
The preliminary information currently available does not yet provide a complete picture. It is known that the crane was damaged and collapsed during construction work, but this information alone does not make it possible to determine the circumstances of the incident or what caused the crane to collapse.
At this stage, it is particularly important to distinguish confirmed facts from preliminary information, as the rescue operations at the scene do not in themselves reveal the cause of the accident. Further information should also clarify the full course of the incident and its consequences.
