On October 26, an emergency incident occurred in Syunik province. Around 18:00, the Kapan Police Department of the Community Police Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia received information that a man was transported to the "Kapan" medical center with the diagnosis of "3rd-degree burns on various parts of the body" while performing work at his workplace.
According to Shamshyan.com, an operational group from the Kapan Police Department, led by a senior community policeman, went to the hospital, where it was revealed that the injured person was 51-year-old Ara M., a resident of Syunik province. He was transported from the HPP owned by "Engels Tumanyan" LLC. Doctors assessed his health condition as serious.
The police established that on the same day, around 16:00, Ara M. climbed onto an electrical panel at the hydroelectric power plant of "Engels Tumanyan" LLC located in the David Bek settlement using an iron ladder he had installed himself to find out the cause of the HPP's power outage. During this time, he was electrocuted, suffered burns, and together with the ladder, fell to the ground, after which he was taken to the "Kapan" medical center.
Documents regarding the incident have been drawn up at the Kapan Police Department and forwarded to the Syunik Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.
According to G. Shamshyan's information, Ara M. works at the "Engels Tumanyan" LLC HPP as a foreman.
