Death toll in Armenia fireworks depot blast reaches six

Rescuers work at the site of the explosion (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure/AP)

The death toll in an explosion at a fireworks storage depot in Armenia’s capital has risen to six, officials said on Monday, as rescuers combed through wreckage hunting for victims.

A powerful blast tore through the depot at a popular market in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday, setting off a massive fire that sent a towering column of thick smoke over the city.