Explosion at a gas station, evacuating citizens, pulling the casualties pot of the rubble, providing the first aid...

This was not a horror movie script, it was the latest tactical training exercise by the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time in Ararat town.

According to the scenario, the rescuers implemented operations in areas affected by an earthquake.

According to Manvel Avetisyan, Acting Head of the Ararat Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service, "The operations were carried out in three locations: Ararat Medical College, a gas station where firefighting efforts took place and a partially collapsed building due to the earthquake".

The exercise involved units from the Regional Rescue Department, the Patrol Service, staff from the “Ararat” Medical Center and representatives of relevant organizations.

The representatives of regional and authorities of the town observed the exercise.

These regularly held exercises aim to improve rescuers’ skills, enhance their ability to respond quickly and effectively in crisis situations and increase public safety.