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Fire extinguished at Lilo market, no casualties

An investigation is underway to establish the reasons of the fire. Photo: IPN

Agenda.ge, 07 Jun 2019 - 01:56, Tbilisi,Georgia

Over 70 firefighters and 14 firefighting machines gathered to extinguish the fire that suddenly broke out at the Lilo market on Thursday night.

It is estimated that a total of 1,000 square meters of so-called “China Lilo City” were affected.

The fire has been localised and there are no casualties, the Interior Ministry reported earlier.

Investigation is underway to establish the reasons of the fire.

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