The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported that as a result of a fire that broke out in a fireworks store, 5 people died.
The ministry said rescuers found two more bodies at the site of a fireworks depot explosion in Armenia, bringing the death toll in Sunday’s crash to five.
Explosions destroyed a warehouse located in a shopping center in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday, causing parts of the building to collapse and dozens of people injured.
It is not yet clear why the fireworks exploded.