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12 die in hotel fire in Georgia’s resort city of Batumi - Georgian interior ministry

The ministry added that more than 100 people had been evacuated from the burning building

TBILISI, November 24. /TASS/.  Twelve people died in fire in the Leogrand hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort city of Batumi, the Georgian interior ministry said late on Friday.

"According to preliminary data, twelve people died in fire in Batumi’s Leogrand hotel. They are being identified," the ministry said, adding that more than 100 people, including guests and employees, had been evacuated from the burning building.