BATUMI, Nov 26 — A fire in a hotel in Georgia's Black Sea resort city of Batumi killed 11 people, an official said yesterday.
According to local emergency services, 19 people were injured including three fire fighters.
The fire started late on Friday on one floor of the Leogrand hotel and spread quickly. Batumi is about 360 km from Tbilisi, Georgia's capital.
The hotel had been scheduled to be a venue for the Miss Georgia beauty contest today.
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According to officials, no participants of the contest, who were staying at the hotel, were injured in the blaze. — Reuters
