{
  "id": 18125299,
  "title": "Fire traps journalists inside Georgian TV station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/fire-traps-journalists-inside-georgian-tv-station",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:01:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/fire-traps-journalists-inside-georgian-tv-station-1.500735891"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fire erupted in a Tbilisi business centre that housed the Georgian opposition television station Formula on Wednesday, plunging the broadcaster into chaos and trapping journalists inside the smoke-filled newsroom. The blaze ignited in the Delisi business centre, with dense smoke rapidly filling Formula's studios and newsroom. Reportedly, 22 staff members found themselves stranded in the newsroom, unable to flee due to the thick smoke obstructing the stairwells. Formula journalist Sopho Vardiashvili informed Interpress news agency that they were currently safe within the newsroom, but the situation remained precarious. She stated, \"We are 22 people in the newsroom. For now, we are safe.\" The building's lifts had been disabled, and journalists attempting to escape via stairs were forced to turn back due to the poor visibility caused by the overwhelming smoke. Nino Zhizhilashvili, another Formula journalist, appealed for urgent assistance on Facebook, expressing the team's inability to exit due to the suffocating smoke. The cause of the fire and any casualties were still unknown at the time of reporting.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}