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Armenia

Fire damages digital archives of Armenia’s National Library

by OC Media

•2 min read

Armenia’s National Library may have sustained ‘irreparable damage’ to its digital archives in a fire, officials have warned. Library officials say they discovered the fire damage on 10 May but did not go public with the discovery until Thursday. The cause of the fire, which occurred on 8–9 May, has yet to be determined. The library began digitising its archives in 2013. It holds over 6 million items in its physical collection, only a portion have been digitised so far. These archives in

Azerbaijan

Shopkeepers call for compensation after fire devastates Baku mall

by Kamran Mahmudov

•4 min read

Dozens of shopkeepers in Baku have called for compensation after a fire devastated the city’s Diglas Shopping Centre, destroying their goods. On 26 March, a fire engulfed the four-storey shopping centre in Baku’s Nizami District. The fire, which broke out in the morning, was extinguished that afternoon. Owners of the hundreds of shops located within the mall were unable to remove their items. On 27 March, Nizami District head Arif Gasimov met with shopkeepers and urged them to wait for

Azerbaijan

Fire in Baku rehab centre kills at least 24

by OC Media

•1 min read

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in Baku has left at least 24 people dead and several more injured. Local media quoted Health Ministry officials as saying that three people have been hospitalised, and more than 30 rescued. The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, but according to RFE/RL, official statements say a malfunction in the power grid is suspected to have been the cause. The fire broke out at around 08:20 on 2 March. An official investigation has been launched.

Daghestan

Fire in Daghestan market destroys 60 stalls

by OC Media

•2 min read

A fire at a market in the Daghestani town of Kizilyurt has destroyed 60 stalls, leaving dozens of people without jobs and businesses. The fire broke out on the night of 31 January, and according to official statistics, engulfed an area covering 500 square metres. There were no injuries reported. Stallholders who lost property in the fire are counting their losses. One stallholder who sold women’s clothing at the market, Khadizhat, claims to have lost property worth almost ₽4 million ($71,00

Adjara

Eleven die in hotel fire in Black Sea resort of Batumi

by OC Media

•2 min read

Eleven people have died and 19 were injured in a fire at a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort city of Batumi, Georgia’s Interior Minister has confirmed. Ten of the victims were Georgian citizens while the other was a citizen of Iran, according to the Interior Ministry. All of them died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The fire broke out in the five-star Leogrand Hotel, which opened in 2015, at around 20:00 on 24 November, with smoke spreading throughout the building. It’s so far unconfirm

Environment

Forest fire devastates Tbilisi’s Mount Mtatsminda

by OC Media

•1 min read

A forest fire broke out on 8 August on Tbilisi’s Mount Mtatsminda, which overlooks the city, leaving more than two hectares of land devastated. No one was injured. The fire broke out sometime between 21:30 and 22:00 in an area near the Mtatsminda amusement park. Heavy smoke could be seen throughout the city. Rustavi 2 TV reported that around 70 firefighters with 11 fire engines battled to contain fire, before it spread to ‘inaccessible parts of the forest’. According to posts on social

Bavshvta Samkaro

Two arrested over Tbilisi market blaze

by OC Media

•2 min read

The director and a security guard of the Bavshvta Samkaro (children’s world) shopping centre in Tbilisi were detained on 27 July, six months after a fire devastated the market. Giorgi Machavariani, the head of the market, was detained for allegedly violating fire safety rules, which is punishable by up to six years in prison. Mikheil Tevzadze, a security guard, has been charged with negligence, which is punishable by up to five years in prison. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, ‘as