A warehouse with fuel exploded in Nagorno -Karabakh; There they handed out gasoline to refugees leaving for Armenia

In a warehouse with fuel near the Stepanakert -Askeraran highway, an explosion occurred in the unrecognized Nagoric Karabakh, the State Emergency Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Artsakh said .

“At the moment, rescue and medical operational groups are working on the spot. There are wounded. Many victims who received burns were taken to medical institutions, ”the report said . The details of the incident service promised to publish later.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Nagorno -Karabakh, Gegam Stepanyan, reported more than 200 wounded. “The health status of most people is severe or extremely serious. The medical facilities of Artsakh are not enough to save people's lives. The sanitation must fly urgently in order to save life, ”wrote the Ombudsman.

According to the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Unan Tadvosyan, the personnel of the Republican Medical Center operate in emergency mode. In other sources of data on the number of victims, the cause of the explosion is also unknown.

As the deputy of the Nagorno -Karabakh parliament Metataks Akopyan told News.am to the News.am correspondent, at the Aykazov refueling, where, presumably, the tank exploded, and gasoline was given out to people leaving the republic.

The next aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno -Karabakh began on September 19. On that day, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced the beginning of "anti -terrorism measures of a local nature." Local residents reported shelling, and the Ombudsman of the Republic - about the death of 200 people, among whom - ten civilians.

On September 20, Azerbaijan agreed to cease fire. Under the terms of the agreements, the army of Nagorno -Karabakh must hand over weapons and withdraw all heavy equipment from the region. On the same day, journalists showed crowds of people near Stepanakert Airport. On September 21, Azerbaijan began negotiations on “reintegration” with representatives of the Armenian community of the Nagorno -Karabakh. What exactly was discussed at them is still unknown.

Today, the Armenian government reported that 6650 refugees entered Armenia from Nagorno -Karabakh. On the eve of the adviser to the president of the unrecognized republic, David Babayan told Reuters that almost the entire Armenian population of the region-more than 120 thousand people-was going to leave for Armenia because of the reluctance to live in Azerbaijan.