A fire in the Leogrand Hotel & Casino in Georgia's Black Sea city of Batumi occurred on the night of 24 to 25 November 2017.
[1] The fire in the 22-storey five-star hotel broke out around 20:00 local time, with many strongly suspecting the starting location at the spa center.
[10] Investigators determined that easily inflammable materials which had been placed in the technical storage room helped intensify the fire and caused strong smoke.
[1] The Government of Georgia declared a national day of mourning for November 27 for all of the victims of the fire.
[7] The Catholicos Patriach of All Georgia Ilia II expressed his sympathy for the tragedy and offered his condolences to the victims and their families from the Georgian Church at a service he delivered at the hotel.