Fire at Business Center on Vazha-Pshavela Avenue extinguished

The fire, which broke out inside a business centre located at 45 Vazha-Pshavela Avenue in Tbilisi, has been extinguished, Temur Mghebrishvili, Head of the Emergency Situations Management Service, told reporters.

According to Mghebrishvili, nobody was injured in the fire.

“At this time, approximately 150 firefighters and rescuers, along with 25 units of equipment, have been mobilized at the scene. Citizens have been safely evacuated. A further inspection of the building is currently underway. I cannot confirm exactly which floor the fire originated on; however, the fire spread throughout the building via the shaft. The initial source was likely on the lower floors,” he said.

The fire at 45 Business Center on Vazha-Pshavela Avenue broke out at approximately 4 p.m. The affected building houses the studios of the television station TV Formula, which has been forced to suspend broadcasts due to the fire.