A man has been detained on suspicion of negligently causing the continuing major fire nearby Artavan village of Armenia’s Vayots Dzor Province.
He is Karen Hakobyan, 43, a resident of the aforesaid village.
According to shamshyan.com, Hakobyan works at a hydroelectric power plant in the province.
As reported earlier, efforts continue, already for the second day, to put out the large fire that broke out in the grass and forest area nearby Artavan village.
Nana Gndoyan, deputy head of Media and Public Relations Division at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, on Saturday told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the area has been isolated, and trenches were dug so that the fire does not spread.