At least 11 people were killed in a fire at a hotel on the Black Sea coast in Georgia. More than 21 injured The hotel was supposed to be in the grand finale of the Miss Georgia contest.
The fire broke out at Leograd Hotel and Casino in Batumi city, 350 kilometers from the capital Tbilisi on Friday (November 24th).
Central Interior Minister Giorgi Gokharia said that the first fire started on one floor of a 22-story hotel. Later it spread on the other floor. All who died, all of them have died, they are breathed into the smoke.
The cause of the fire was not known, but the cause of the onset was not known for almost an hour, the Home Minister said. At the same time, he said that during the fire, there were more than 100 guests and workers in the whole hotel. The emergency rescue force has removed all of them.
The final 20 contestants of the Miss Georgia contest were staying at the hotel. The Home Ministry has claimed that none of them were injured. At the same time, the ministry said one among the dead was Irani and the remaining 10 Georgianians.
The press has said the Prime Minister Giorgio Kavirakashvili will be leaving Batumi after returning to the capital after joining a European Union conference.
Although the grand finale of the beautiful competition is known to be postponed, the next step is not known.