Firefighters battle massive fire at Baku shopping mallMarch 26, 2019 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A massive fire has broken out in a shopping mall in Baku's Nizami district, RFE/RL reports. Azerbaijan's Emergency Situations Ministry said on March 26 that employees of the Diglas trade center had been evacuated. An RFE/RL correspondent reports from the scene that firefighters are trying to extinguish the blaze in the upper floors of the five-story building. Two helicopters have been dispatched to the site to help tackle the fire. Local media quoted the city's ambulance service as saying that 10 people had been diagnosed with smoke poisoning. Emergency Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov, top police officials, and local authorities are at the site. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |