An explosion was heard in one of the houses in Tolebi village, Samtredia district of Imereti region due to the accumulation of natural gas.
Nukri Meparishvili, a 68-year-old man was at home when the blast occurred. He received various injuries over his body and was hospitalized.
Representatives of Fire-fighting and rescue service, police and Socar Georgia Company arrived at the incident site. An investigation is opened on the fact of violation of energy usage rules.