Fire fighting works in Artana forest were suspended during night because of the difficult terrain. It is impossible to mobilize the equipment to the site of fire. Therefore, it is impossible to cut through the forrest the road. Rescuers have dug trenches in the woods to prevent the spread of fire

According to preliminary information, 70 hectares are burned.
At the end of the day the Minister of Internal Affairs arrived in Kakheti region and held a meeting of the Emergency Headquarters.

The locals suggest that the fire has emerged from the strike of lightening.

At the end of the day firefighters managed to localize the fire in the village of Shilda in Kvareli district. Here, 1 hectare forest area and bushes were burned down