NorTekh Shin, the contractor that used a controlled explosion to demolish the Yerevan Printing House last Thursday, is to be fined 1 million AMD ($2,100) for not following safety protocols.

The company is also prohibited from doing business for two months.

Yesterday, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said the company failed to adhere to safety protocols. The owner of the site in downtown Yerevan had received permission to demolish the structure via a controlled explosion.

Karapetyan then instructed Armen Yeritsyan, the Minister of Emergency Situations, to penalize those responsible; both the contractor and ministry officials.