Friday, August 1, 2025

Kristali director to face trial for chlorine leak

On this plot south of Tbilisi, chlorine leaked from a tank Tuesday evening, injuring about 80 people. (Photo: Londa Beria.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Chair of Kristali Ltd, the company responsible for a chlorine leak on Tuesday, was Friday sentenced to pre-trial detention.

July 3, a chlorine leak in the Lilo district of Tbilisi poisoned around 80 people.

Georgian Water Company said it was

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Chlorine leak poisoned dozens in Tbilisi

During the chlorine leak, a bus passed by. Most of those inside were poisoned. The tanker shown in this photo is not the one that leaked chlorine. (Photo: Londa Beria.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A chlorine leak in Tbilisi yesterday evening poinsoned more than 80 people. One person is in a comatose condition.

The leak happened around nine in the evening at a private industrial area in the Lilo district on the southern edge of the capital.

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