Fireworks blast at Armenian market kills 1, injures 20

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A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area has ripped through a market in Armenia's capital. At least one person has been killed and 20 others have been injured.

The blast on Sunday set off a large fire. The city mayor's office said there were an unknown number of people trapped under rubble.

The explosion and fire at the Surmalu market sent a towering cloud of smoke over Yerevan. The market is about two kilometres south of the city's centre. A spokesman for the Yerevan mayor said reucue workers were laboring to pull people out of the rubble.

 

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