What are the differences and similarities between the Armenian and Georgian revolutions? Experts say that while the…</s>Six thousand people were evacuated from Moscow’s Afimall City shopping center because of smoke in Burger King restaurant, TASS quoted emergency services as saying.

The inspection detected no ignition, the smoke was caused by cooking process in the restaurant.

The shopping center resumed work less than an hour after the evacuation.

An explosion in one of the King Burger restaurants in Yerevan on Monday left eight injured. There were Armenian, Russian and Iranian citizens among the casualties.</s>YEREVAN (A.W.)—An explosion of a pressurized tank at a newly opened Burger King fast food restaurant rocked downtown Yerevan’s central Northern Avenue on Monday, injuring nine. No fatalities were recorded.

Shortly after the explosion, Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations released the name of the nine injured individuals who were in the restaurant—which included three Russian nationals and an Iranian national—and announced that eight of them were being treated at the St. Grigor Medical Center.

Armenian citizens Rudolph Markosyan, 6; Rubina Markosyan, 8; Zaruhi Melikyan, 19; and Erik Ashughyan, 24; Russian nationals Liza Abramova, 15, Yaroslav Lyubenko, 15; and Alyona Agapova, 15; and Iranian national Zeyna Husseini, 24, were injured in the blast.

Initially, eight-year-old Rubina Markosyan’s condition was listed as “serious,” and required emergency surgery. According to several local reports, she is now in stable condition and will be kept in hospital for at least two weeks.

“I just heard the blast and fell on the ground,” Zaruhi Melikyan, the manager of the fast food restaurant told local reporters. “There have been no such incidents in the past. There was no noise. It exploded suddenly,” she explained.

Burger King Armenia released a short statement via its official Facebook page on Monday evening, saying that two individuals being treated after the explosion were already released from hospital. The company also announced that it has provided assistance and is ready to support the costs of further medical treatment for the injured parties. “We wish all the injured a speedy recovery,” a part of the post read.

An investigation has been launched in connection with the explosion, the head of the Office of Public Relations and Information of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, Ashot Agaronyan announced. Some reports have indicated that the exploding tank was a keg used to dispense beer.

Burger King entered the Armenian market in 2017, when its first location opened at the Dalma Garden Mall. The restaurant’s Northern Ave. location opened earlier this year.</s>YEREVAN — Eight people, including foreign citizens, have been injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion that occurred on Monday evening in Burger King restaurant on the Northern Avenue in the center of Yerevan. The injured have been taken to Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center.

A spokesman for Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center said they admitted eight people, seven of them minors. One of them is in grave condition.

“On April 2, at 20.44 local time (19.44 Moscow time), we received a signal that there was an explosion on the Northern Avenue in Yerevan; there are victims, and they need assistance,” the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.

Later in the day, the Ministry published the list of those injured in the explosion: Rudolf Markosyan,6; Rubina Markosyan, 8; Zaruhi Melikyan, 19; Eric Ashughian, 24 (citizen of Iran); Alyona Agapova, 15 (citizen of Russia); Liza Abrahamova, 15 (citizen of Russia); Yaroslav Lyubenko, 15 (citizen of Russia) and Zeina Husseini, 24 (citizen of Iran).

The Burger King restaurant was opened in Yerevan about two months ago.

Yerevan police rule out foul play in the Northern Avenue explosion. “I will rule out the deliberate option now, because law enforcement agencies are working and according to preliminary information the pressure cylinder of Draught beer exploded, and also what was obvious inside and also proven by eyewitness accounts, but there are preliminary information. There are victims who are currently being treated,” Ashot Aharonyan – head of the press service of the Police Force said, adding that presumably people suffered injuries due to fragmentary pieces as result of the blast.

was last modified: by</s>Eight people have been injured by the explosion of a pressurized canister at a Burger King restaurant in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, police said.

Police said the explosion occurred late on April 2 in the kitchen of the restaurant in Yerevan's downtown area. They said three Armenians, three Russians, and two Iranians were hospitalized with injuries.

An 8-year-old Armenian girl sustained serious, life-threatening injuries, while the others were less seriously injured, police said.

Russian state-run news agency TASS said three 15-year-old Russian teenagers were among the injured. Russian news agency Interfax said the Russians injured were in "moderately severe condition."

The cause of the explosion wasn't immediately clear, but police have ruled out foul play.

Interfax quoted an Armenian police official as saying the canister that exploded was a pressurized beer-dispensing tank, and there was no evidence the explosion was "premeditated."

Based on reporting by AP, TASS, and Interfax</s>"On April 2, at 20.44 local time (19.44 Moscow time), we received a signal that there was an explosion on the Northern Avenue in Yerevan; there are victims, and they need assistance," the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.

Seven people, including foreign citizens, have been injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion, that took place in Burger King restaurant, according to the ministry.

"According to preliminary data, an oxygen cylinder has exploded in the Northern Avenue in Yerevan. Nine people were injured, among them foreign citizens. They were taken to the St. Grigor medical center," the press service informed.

Four teams of firefighters have arrived at the scene.

​The investigative committee of the capital districts of Kentron and Nork-Marash is working at the scene. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified," adviser to the chief of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Sona Truzyan said.

A Burger King restaurant was opened in Yerevan about two months ago.</s>(WSVN) - Burger King joined in on the April Fools’ Day fun with a sweet, savory and most likely fictitious patty.

The fast food corporation posted a video on Sunday announcing the “Chocolate Whopper.” The burger boasts a chocolate cake bun, raspberry syrup instead of ketchup, and white chocolate rings instead of onions — topped with milk chocolate leaves and vanilla frosting.

According to the spoof video, the sugary burger will be “coming soon” — but then again, probably not.

Copyright 2018 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>Some prankster played a Whopper of a joke on employees at a Burger King.

Someone claiming to be from the fire department called the eatery in Coon Rapids, Minn., on Friday and told the manager the restaurant would explode due to high levels of gas if no one broke the windows. So, employees, fearing an explosion, destroyed the windows. Part of the incident was caught on camera (see above).

“I guess I was a little scared. My other co-workers were doing it so I just followed along,” said employee Ethan Grewe.

One worker suffered a small cut during the destruction. The person who placed the call has yet to be found while authorities continue to investigate.

Surprisingly, this kind of joke has taken place at other fast food restaurant around the country, with another Burger King in Oklahoma resulting in $10,000 worth of damage.

Customers can not get inside the restaurant to eat now while the building is repaired, although the drive-thru is still functional.</s>YEREVAN, Armenia — Police in Armenia say eight people have been injured by an oxygen canister explosion at a cafe in the capital.

Police spokesman Ashot Agaronian said the explosion occurred Monday in a cafe in downtown Yerevan. He said three Armenians, three Russians and two Iranians have been hospitalized with injuries.

Agaronian says an 8-year old Armenian girl sustained serious injuries, while the others were in satisfactory condition.

The cause of the explosion wasn’t immediately clear, but police have ruled out foul play.</s>00:40 Child injured in the explosion successfully operated on

Six-year-old Rubina Markosyan, one of the children injured in the blast in central Yerevan, has been successfully operated on. Doctors assess her condition as stable.

The girl will have to stay at the hospital for two weeks, but her life is out of danger.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations has published the list of those injured in the explosion: Rudolf Markosyan,6; Rubina Markosyan, 8; Zaruhi Melikyan, 19; Eric Ashughian, 24 (citizen of Iran); Alyona Agapova, 15 (citizen of Russia); Liza Abrahamova, 15 (citizen of Russia); Yaroslav Lyubenko, 15 (citizen of Russia) and Zeina Husseini, 24 (citizen of Iran).

22:45 One of the injured in grave condition

Doctors say one of the injured is in grave condition and is being operated on. The received necessary treatment are are in stable conditions.

22:07 Three Armenian nationals, five foreign citizens injured in the blast

Eight peoples were injured as a result of explosion in central Yerevan. Three of them are Armenian nationals, two are from Iran, three are Russians, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The Ministry had earlier put the number of injuries at nine.

A spokesman for Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center said they admitted eight citizens, seven of them minors. One of them is in grave condition.

Nine were injured (including foreign citizens) in an explosion in a Burger King fast food restaurant on the Northern Avenue, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

The Ministry said according to preliminary data, the blast was caused by a oxygen canister explosion in the kitchen.

The injured have been taken to Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center.

Rescuers and fire engines have been dispatched to the scene.
An oxygen cylinder explodes at a Burger King restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia, resulting in at least nine injuries.