February 5, 2024 - 14:39 AMT
1 victim of Karabakh fuel depot blast still hospitalized in Yerevan

One of the victims of a fuel depot explosion in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh on 25 September 2023 is still hospitalized in Yerevan, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said, Armenpress reports.

The blast killed 218 people and injured at least 120 others. Some were taken abroad for treatment.

Most of them have completed the treatment and have returned to Armenia, Avanesyan said.

“Approximately twenty patients were sent to France, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria, the US and other countries for treatment. One patient who was injured in the blast is currently undergoing treatment in Yerevan. The rest are under outpatient supervision,” Avanesyan said.