news.am, Armenia
Oct 30 2010
Aravot: Piece of uranium exploration equipment caught fire in
Lernadzor village in Armenia
October 30, 2010
On October 29, the equipment intended for geological explorations for
uranium caught fire in Lernadzor village, Syunik Marz, southern
Armenia. The equipment was taken to the village a couple of days ago,
Aravot daily reports.
The details of the incident are not disclosed. According to rumors, in
the morning the villagers learnt that the drilling technique had
caught fire. `We learnt what had happened only in the morning. The
prospecting equipment is far from our houses, on the other side of the
village. So the fire was not visible from our houses, taking into
account it broke out at night,' the local residents said.
Experts conducting explorations prevented journalists from taking
photos of the burnt equipment. They told the reporters they can take
photos and get information only at the presence of their manager, who
was heading from Yerevan to Lernadzor.
The reporters could take a photo of the burnt piece of prospecting
equipment at a distance. Officers of Investigation Department in
Syunik region, policemen and experts were working at the accident
site. No official information is available yet.
From: A. Papazian
Oct 30 2010
Aravot: Piece of uranium exploration equipment caught fire in
Lernadzor village in Armenia
October 30, 2010
On October 29, the equipment intended for geological explorations for
uranium caught fire in Lernadzor village, Syunik Marz, southern
Armenia. The equipment was taken to the village a couple of days ago,
Aravot daily reports.
The details of the incident are not disclosed. According to rumors, in
the morning the villagers learnt that the drilling technique had
caught fire. `We learnt what had happened only in the morning. The
prospecting equipment is far from our houses, on the other side of the
village. So the fire was not visible from our houses, taking into
account it broke out at night,' the local residents said.
Experts conducting explorations prevented journalists from taking
photos of the burnt equipment. They told the reporters they can take
photos and get information only at the presence of their manager, who
was heading from Yerevan to Lernadzor.
The reporters could take a photo of the burnt piece of prospecting
equipment at a distance. Officers of Investigation Department in
Syunik region, policemen and experts were working at the accident
site. No official information is available yet.
From: A. Papazian