
Fire devastates Poti market
A fire broke out in a market in Poti, a town in western Georgia, in the morning of 10 July. Up to 70 of the market’s 150 stalls were destroyed. The cause of the fire, which has now been contained, is still unknown. The fire spread over an area of 2000 square meters, with nine fire crews worked to contain it. Tea Belkania, director of the market, told journalists that stalls were not insured. Governor of Samegrelo–Zemo Svaneti, Levan Shonia, said that a special commission will be crea