The reason of Kobuleti hotel fire is possibly linked to negligence. The investigation on the ground is still underway. There is a version that the fire broke out in the room where the children who dies were staying. Besides the version of negligence, the damage of electric cables is also considered.

The version that the fire was caused by faulty electrical wires is categorically denied by the hotel owner. Shermadin Artmeladze is sure that the fire started due to negligence.

The hotel owner also said that the fire brigade arrived there late and they failed to reach the third floor with water, which is categorically rejected by the governor. Sulkhan Evgenidze said that all relevant services were mobilized to the scene, but the fire was so strong that spread over all wooden boards and plastic structures and could not be easily extinguished.