UPDATED: Fire localised on Mount Mtatsminda in Tbilisi
Tweet 
Share
UPDATED: 17:33
The fire that broke out on the Mount Mtatsmnida in Georgia's capital Tbilisi this afternoon has been localised, the Emergency Management Agency announced.
It added that now works are underway to fully extinguish it.
It is not known yet how much of the woodland have been burnt.
EARLIER: 15:44
More than 50 firemen and up to 10 units of fire engines are trying to extinguish a fire that occurred on the slope of Mtatsminda, the mountain overlooking the capital city of Tbilisi, this afternoon.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the fire was reported at the Emergency Response Center 112 at 13:33.
"Fire-rescue teams of the Emergency Situations Management Agency arrived at the scene in the shortest period of time, at 13:38”, the Ministry said.
A helicopter has been involved in the fire fighting operation. Photo source: Iva Chitidze/Facebook
Firefighters and special engines approached the fire pocket from two directions. The Ministry said that the water supply is being provided from a hydrant located on the mount.
It added that for effective fire-extinguishing reasons, a helicopter of the Interior Ministry has been involved in the operation.
The fire is not very far from residential areas but nobody has been hurt as a result of the blaze. Authorities said there is no danger that the fire will spread to the settlement.
It is the second time Mount Mtatsminda has caught on fire this month. Earlier, a massive fire broke out on August 8.
UPDATED: The forest fire near the town of Abastumani in southern Georgia have been localised, says Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili. Works are underway to liquidate it, he adds. Helicopters and aircraft no longer needed at the scene.
UPDATED: Ukraine will send a firefighting aircraft to help Georgia fight a forest fire that broke out yesterday near Abastumani, a small town and climatic spa in Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
A fire erupted today at the forest near Abastumani, a small town and climatic spa in Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region. Georgia’s Emergency Situations Agency reported, manpower and all necessary technique are already mobilised at the scene.
About 2 hectares of woodland have been burnt after a powerful fire occurred at the slope of Mtatsminda, the mountain overlooking capital Tbilisi, last night.
A fire has broken out on the Kokhta mountain in Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti today. Two Iranian helicopters will assist the Georgia Emergency Service to extinguish the fire.
Firemen, fire engines and helicopters are still fighting forest fires at four different locations across Georgia. This morning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs released a statement providing updates for the wildfires.
This morning, Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Mgebrishvili held a meeting at the field operations center and gave out new instructions as to how to carry out fire-extinguishing activities.