On 14 December 2024, the bodies of 12 individuals were discovered in a quarters billet of an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, Georgia.

[5] In order to be able to heat the lodgings, electric generators using fuel oil were placed in a closed area near the rooms.

Eleven of them had Indian citizenship,[8] and one person was a 25-year-old Georgian woman who worked as a waitress in the restaurant.

[8] The incident quickly went viral on social media, where users expressed grief and outrage, particularly over potential lapses in safety standards.

Government officials and community leaders called for stricter enforcement of safety regulations regarding the use of power generators, while Indian diplomatic representatives coordinated with Georgian authorities to assist in repatriating the victims' remains.