The Ministry of Defence sent additional 100 servicemembers to Borjomi municipality to combat the blaze, with the unit joining more than 1,200 professionals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment and the Defence Forces.
The company-sized unit of the 102nd Battalion of the territorial reserve of the National Guard’s 10th Cadre Brigade has been instructed to work on containing fire sources and monitoring and patrolling designated locations in the area affected by the fire, said the Ministry.
According to the Ministry, they had undergone special emergency response training as part of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package with the help of the Danish military and National Guard instructors.
The fire broke out on August 19 near Kvabishkevi village in Borjomi Municipality.