APA’s correspondent reports from the scene that some of the protesters gathered in front of the house of the chief executive Ismayıllı Nizami Alekberov. They demanded the resignation of the Chief Executive.
According to the information, burned one of outbuildings in the yard of the chief executive, as well as car and motorcycle.
Firefighters and police were involved to the scene.
On unspecified information, conflict between sons Minister of Labour and Social Protection Fizuli Alakbarov and chief executive Nizami Alekberov and local youth caused the protest action.
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Ismayilli. Elvin Yagubov-APA. A protest action held in front of "Chirag" hotel in Azerbaijan’s Ismayilli region, hotel and hotel owner’s cars burned, APA reports.
According to information, the action began at 22.30 on January 23 and continues till present. As a reason of the protest, it is said that the hotel owner and his son’s used insulting words to Ismayilli residents.
Despite resistance from the police, the demonstrators managed to get into the hotel. They destroyed and burned the hotel rooms. At the moment, two-story hotel is burning. Protesters burned cars “Hummer”, “Chevrolet Aveo” and “Chevrolet Niva”, which belonged to the owners of the hotel. Police from Ismayilli and surrounding areas were attracted to the secene.
State Fire Service of Emergency Situations told APA that the venue attracted machinery and manpower of the State Fire Service. But protestants do not let them close to the hotel and so far, that the elimination of the fire is not possible.