05:17Employees of the Yerevan National Burn Centre, as well as relatives of the victims of the fuel depot blast on the Stepanakert-Askeran highway described the condition of the injured on Wednesday.
Director of the medical facility Hovhannes Hovhannisyan specified that 86 people are in the burn centre, the identity of all the victims has been established, most of them are in serious condition: "The emergency room is as busy as it can be."
"The issue of providing food and clothing currently needed for victims receiving treatment has been resolved. We provide special food rich in protein so that they recover faster. We try to give them clothes that will enable them to change bandages correctly, in a word, everything is being provided," the doctor added.
He went on to say that he saw a doctor who had left the room, leaned against the wall, cried for 30 seconds and got back to work. "This is quite hard work," Hovhannisyan noted.
Another respondent said that her brother, who had come to the fuel depot to get petrol to get the family out of Stepanakert, was injured in the explosion.
"Everyone who was at the front of the queue, everyone died, [everything] was destroyed. Now they are gone, these people are gone. He [the brother] was far away, a little further, but he was still injured and is in very serious condition," the woman shared.
On Tuesday, the press service of the Armenian Health Ministry quoted Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan saying that 23 victims were transported to the National Burn Centre by helicopters.
"Our goal is to promptly transfer all the victims to Armenia. At the moment, 23 victims have been transported by helicopters to the National Burn Centre of the Republic of Armenia. They are currently undergoing treatment. The transfer will be carried out continuously until the evening. We will try to transport people as quickly as possible," said the minister.
Human Rights Ombudsperson of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh Gegham Stepanyan reported in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the number of injured exceeded 200 people.
"The health condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe. The medical capacities of Nagorno-Karabakh are not enough. Sanitary aviation must land very urgently to save people's lives," he said.
An explosion occurred at a fuel depot on Stepanakert-Askeran highway in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday.
According to media reports, at the moment of the explosion, the Nagorno-Karabakh residents were waiting to get fuel for their cars in order to leave the region. Previously, Artsakh Information Centre announced that citizens who wished to move to the Republic of Armenia would be provided with free gas at five gas stations in Stepanakert.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's counter-terrorist operation in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
'Emergency room is as busy as it can be' - Dozens of Stepanakert blast victims receive treatment in Yerevan burn unit
Employees of the Yerevan National Burn Centre, as well as relatives of the victims of the fuel depot blast on the Stepanakert-Askeran highway described the condition of the injured on Wednesday.
Director of the medical facility Hovhannes Hovhannisyan specified that 86 people are in the burn centre, the identity of all the victims has been established, most of them are in serious condition: "The emergency room is as busy as it can be."
"The issue of providing food and clothing currently needed for victims receiving treatment has been resolved. We provide special food rich in protein so that they recover faster. We try to give them clothes that will enable them to change bandages correctly, in a word, everything is being provided," the doctor added.
He went on to say that he saw a doctor who had left the room, leaned against the wall, cried for 30 seconds and got back to work. "This is quite hard work," Hovhannisyan noted.
Another respondent said that her brother, who had come to the fuel depot to get petrol to get the family out of Stepanakert, was injured in the explosion.
"Everyone who was at the front of the queue, everyone died, [everything] was destroyed. Now they are gone, these people are gone. He [the brother] was far away, a little further, but he was still injured and is in very serious condition," the woman shared.
On Tuesday, the press service of the Armenian Health Ministry quoted Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan saying that 23 victims were transported to the National Burn Centre by helicopters.
"Our goal is to promptly transfer all the victims to Armenia. At the moment, 23 victims have been transported by helicopters to the National Burn Centre of the Republic of Armenia. They are currently undergoing treatment. The transfer will be carried out continuously until the evening. We will try to transport people as quickly as possible," said the minister.
Human Rights Ombudsperson of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh Gegham Stepanyan reported in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the number of injured exceeded 200 people.
"The health condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe. The medical capacities of Nagorno-Karabakh are not enough. Sanitary aviation must land very urgently to save people's lives," he said.
An explosion occurred at a fuel depot on Stepanakert-Askeran highway in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday.
According to media reports, at the moment of the explosion, the Nagorno-Karabakh residents were waiting to get fuel for their cars in order to leave the region. Previously, Artsakh Information Centre announced that citizens who wished to move to the Republic of Armenia would be provided with free gas at five gas stations in Stepanakert.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's counter-terrorist operation in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Employees of the Yerevan National Burn Centre, as well as relatives of the victims of the fuel depot blast on the Stepanakert-Askeran highway described the condition of the injured on Wednesday.
Director of the medical facility Hovhannes Hovhannisyan specified that 86 people are in the burn centre, the identity of all the victims has been established, most of them are in serious condition: "The emergency room is as busy as it can be."
"The issue of providing food and clothing currently needed for victims receiving treatment has been resolved. We provide special food rich in protein so that they recover faster. We try to give them clothes that will enable them to change bandages correctly, in a word, everything is being provided," the doctor added.
He went on to say that he saw a doctor who had left the room, leaned against the wall, cried for 30 seconds and got back to work. "This is quite hard work," Hovhannisyan noted.
Another respondent said that her brother, who had come to the fuel depot to get petrol to get the family out of Stepanakert, was injured in the explosion.
"Everyone who was at the front of the queue, everyone died, [everything] was destroyed. Now they are gone, these people are gone. He [the brother] was far away, a little further, but he was still injured and is in very serious condition," the woman shared.
On Tuesday, the press service of the Armenian Health Ministry quoted Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan saying that 23 victims were transported to the National Burn Centre by helicopters.
"Our goal is to promptly transfer all the victims to Armenia. At the moment, 23 victims have been transported by helicopters to the National Burn Centre of the Republic of Armenia. They are currently undergoing treatment. The transfer will be carried out continuously until the evening. We will try to transport people as quickly as possible," said the minister.
Human Rights Ombudsperson of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh Gegham Stepanyan reported in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the number of injured exceeded 200 people.
"The health condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe. The medical capacities of Nagorno-Karabakh are not enough. Sanitary aviation must land very urgently to save people's lives," he said.
An explosion occurred at a fuel depot on Stepanakert-Askeran highway in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday.
According to media reports, at the moment of the explosion, the Nagorno-Karabakh residents were waiting to get fuel for their cars in order to leave the region. Previously, Artsakh Information Centre announced that citizens who wished to move to the Republic of Armenia would be provided with free gas at five gas stations in Stepanakert.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's counter-terrorist operation in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.