On March 13, at 17:31 an emergency call was received to Ararat Regional Crisis Management Center that grassland had been on fire behind a gas station in Darakert village.

One fire unit from the Fire and Rescue Squad of Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MIA of RA dispatched to the scene.

It turned out accumulated forage was on fire.

The fire was localized at 18:05 and extinguished at 18:57. About 400 bales of hay were burnt.