Prosecutor General’s Office on collapse of school building in Nakhchivan

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan extended a statement in connection with the engagement of the High School building No. 3 in the village of Nekhram Babek district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan.

According to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office, on March 31, at about 12:00, as a result of the collapse of the part of the high school building No. 3 in the village of Nekhram Babek district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) during the work on the reconstruction at the scene, three workers were killed Babek district office of the State Committee on Town Planning and Architecture, one person was hospitalized with bodily injuries of varying severity.

According to the press service, at present, the prosecutor’s office of the Babek district of AGs conduct an inspection of the scene and carry out other necessary investigative actions. The progress of the investigation will provide additional information.

The report notes that some media have spread the information that does not correspond to the information that as a result of the above accident, more than 20 people died, and many were injured. “Refuting these messages, calling on the media not to distribute not updated information,” the report says.