An explosion in coal mine in western Georgia killed three miners and badly injured seven on August 27.

Georgian Interior Minister, Vano Merabishvili, who arrived on the ground, said that the incident was under investigation.

A methane gas leak seems to be the cause of the incident in mine in Tkibuli, Lasha Makatsaria, the governor of the Imereti region, where the mine is located, said.

The most recent similar incident occurred in Tkibuli mine in March, which killed four miners.