A fire in a dormitory on Peking Avenue has been extinguished

A fire in a dormitory on Peking Avenue has been extinguished. Otar Kereselidze, the head of the Tbilisi Main Division of the Emergency Management Service stated about it.

According to him, no one was injured in the fire.

"The fire on Pekin Avenue has been extinguished. The fire broke out on the fifth floor, burning about 300 square meters of space, on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors. 14 fire-fighting trucks were operatively mobilized on the spot. There was a danger of the fire spreading, however the fire was localized as a result of the operative response. About 300 people were evacuated by firefighters. All relevant services are on the spot at the moment", - Kereselidze said.