On March 16, at 11:39 an emergency call was received to Lori Regional Crisis Management Center that grassland had been on fire on Zakaryan Street in Vanadzor town.

Two fire units 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 that the grassland and the roof of a non-functioning building (about 160 square meters) were burning on Zakaryan Street.

The fire was localized at 11:58 and extinguished at 12:29. The grassland and the wooden constructions (about 80 square meters) of the roof of a building were burnt.