Investigation started on finding canister full of petrol at Borjomi forest
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A 20-litre canister full of petrol has been recently found at the Borjomi forest and investigation is already underway in this direction.
As reported, police officers have already arrived at the scene.
Investigation is underway according to the 187th article of Georgia’s Criminal Code.
Information about finding the canister full of petrol was spread in social network today by one of the citizens who called Patrol Police immediately. In his words another person also found two other canisters in the forest.
It is the fourth day that a massive forest fire which broke out in the Borjomi Gorge is still raging in South-Central Georgia.
Six helicopters and one large firefighting aircraft have resumed extinguishing work at 6 a.m. this morning in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge where a wildfire broke out four days ago.
The United States (US) is ready to help Georgia fight wildfire in Borjomi, says the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly.
UPDATED: It is the third day that a massive forest fire which broke out in the Borjomi Gorge is still raging in Central Georgia. The latest estimations say that tens of hectares of forestland is on fire.
UPDATED: Azerbaijan has sent a helicopter to help Georgian firefighters handle a massive wildfire that broke out yesterday afternoon near the village of Daba in the Borjomi Municipality in central Georgia.
As of now, all the main fire spots have been localised, but there are areas where the threat of fire spreading has not been removed, Georgia’s Environment Ministry said this morning.
Georgian citizens, business and banking sector representatives are teaming up to restore the forest burnt following the recent devastating wildfire in the Borjomi Gorge, with several social campaigns already in full swing.
The Georgian Armed Forces have joined firefighting efforts in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge where a massive forest fire broke out five days ago and is still burning.
A massive forest fire that broke out a week ago in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge has been extinguished, but the special headquarters that was set up upon the Prime Minister’s order to handle the disaster remains in the gorge to follow the developments.