At least 15 Armenian troops dead in fire at military barracks
At least 15 Armenian servicemen were dead and three others in serious condition after a fire broke out in the barracks of a military unit, the country's defense ministry said Thursday.
"According to preliminary information, 15 servicemen were killed as a result of a fire that broke out in the barracks of an engineer and sniper company of a military unit ... and the condition of three servicemen is assessed as serious," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the fire broke out at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday (9:30 p.m. GMT Wednesday) in the village of Azat in Armenia's eastern Gegharkunik region.
It said the cause of the fire was not yet established.
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