2 KazTransGaz Employees Arrested over Deadly Explosion in Tbilisi

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports that two employees of the KazTransGaz company were arrested in connection with the deadly gas explosion that took place in Tbilisi on the evening of  January 16, claiming the lives of four, including a minor.

The MIA says the detainees checked the building several hours before the explosion after they had been called by the residents.

“Two specialists of KazTransGaz– V.M. and T.T. improperly checked the building and told the residents that the smell they suspected to be gas was actually paint. The explosion came a few hours after the employees left, leaving four people dead,” the ministry reports.

An investigation into the case is underway under Articles 240 and 220 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.

The Ministry says all persons involved in the case will be identified and proper measures will be taken after the expertise is concluded.

By Thea Morrison

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