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MUSEUM OF MARTIROS SARYAN ON FIRE IN YEREVAN, NO ONE INJURED
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. A fire was reported Tuesday midnight in
the house-museum of Martiros Saryan, an eminent Armenian painter,
in the center of Yerevan at midnight, says the website of Armenia's
ministry of emergencies.
A prompt response team and four squads were sent to the emergency
site. The fire was contained at 00:16 and extinguished at 00:34,
according to the report.
Household items, a total of 10 square meters, were burnt down in the
dwelling part on the first floor of the museum building.
The house-museum of Saryan was built during his lifetime, next to
his house and the studio. Since 1967 the museum has been one of
the branches of Armenia's national art gallery. The museum arranges
exhibitions of Saryan's paintings across the globe. -0--
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. A fire was reported Tuesday midnight in
the house-museum of Martiros Saryan, an eminent Armenian painter,
in the center of Yerevan at midnight, says the website of Armenia's
ministry of emergencies.
A prompt response team and four squads were sent to the emergency
site. The fire was contained at 00:16 and extinguished at 00:34,
according to the report.
Household items, a total of 10 square meters, were burnt down in the
dwelling part on the first floor of the museum building.
The house-museum of Saryan was built during his lifetime, next to
his house and the studio. Since 1967 the museum has been one of
the branches of Armenia's national art gallery. The museum arranges
exhibitions of Saryan's paintings across the globe. -0--
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/incidents/museum_of_martiros_saryan_on_fire_in_yerevan_no_in jured/#sthash.upZounSw.dpuf
From: A. Papazian