Three children have died as a result of a major fire which broke out in the Armazi Hotel in the Georgian Black Sea town of Kobuleti.
45 people, including 31 children, were evacuated from the burning building, according to witnesses. The causes of the fire are being investigated. According to preliminary data, the dead children were in the room where the fire started, Tass reports.
Tbilisi TV channels report that all the children were members of an ensemble from the city of Rustavi. They had arrived in Kobuleti on tour.