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Fire at shops on Tbilisi pedestrian bridge extinguished

First reported by Radar Armenia: 15:49

Updated 21:30, 27 sources

World. Photo: Mr.Rosewater / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
Photo: Mr.Rosewater / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

On November 2, a fire broke out in shops located on a pedestrian bridge near the Station Square metro station in Tbilisi. According to Georgia's Emergency Management Service, the fire has been fully extinguished and there are no casualties. Levan Museliani, head of the Main Department of Tbilisi's fire and rescue forces, said the area of the fire and the extent of the damage are being determined. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Radar Armenia · 15:49 · Balanced

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Armenpress, 41 min later
Balanced 9 / 14 First: Radar Armenia, 15:49
Opposition 14 / 20 First: Mediahub, 2 min later

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 16:56

Timeline as a list
  1. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  2. Mediahub (Opposition)
  3. Tert.am (Opposition)
  4. 1in.am (Balanced)
  5. Factor (Balanced)
  6. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  7. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  8. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  9. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  10. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  11. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  12. Ararat News (Balanced)
  13. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  14. News.am (Opposition)
  15. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  16. Politik.am (Opposition)
  17. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  18. Infocom (Balanced)
  19. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  20. Aravot (Balanced)
  21. Hayeli (Opposition)
  22. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  23. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  24. 24news.am (Opposition)
  25. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  26. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  27. Civic.am (Pro-government)

All sources

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