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| Kostroma: Deadly fire in Russian bar started by 'flare gun' | Kostroma: Deadly fire in Russian bar started by 'flare gun' |
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| Watch: Firefighters at the scene of Russian nightclub fire | |
| Watch: Firefighters at the scene of Russian nightclub fire | |
| A fire in a bar in the Russian city of Kostroma has killed at least 13 people. | A fire in a bar in the Russian city of Kostroma has killed at least 13 people. |
| Authorities say it may have begun when a drunk customer at the nightclub fired a flare gun on the dance floor, Russian media report. | Authorities say it may have begun when a drunk customer at the nightclub fired a flare gun on the dance floor, Russian media report. |
| The fire reportedly spread when parts of the lighting rig on the ceiling ignited, quickly filling the room with smoke. It took several hours for it to be extinguished. | The fire reportedly spread when parts of the lighting rig on the ceiling ignited, quickly filling the room with smoke. It took several hours for it to be extinguished. |
| A suspect, said to be a local resident, has been arrested. | A suspect, said to be a local resident, has been arrested. |
| It took emergency workers several hours to put out the fire, which began at around 02:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in Kostroma, 300 km (180 miles) northeast of Moscow. | It took emergency workers several hours to put out the fire, which began at around 02:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in Kostroma, 300 km (180 miles) northeast of Moscow. |
| Russian media reported that the blaze could have started after a drunk man fired a flare gun on the dance floor. | Russian media reported that the blaze could have started after a drunk man fired a flare gun on the dance floor. |
| "He was spending time with a woman, ordering flowers for her while he held a flare gun. Then he went to the dance floor and fired it," a law-enforcement source told Russia's Tass state news agency. | "He was spending time with a woman, ordering flowers for her while he held a flare gun. Then he went to the dance floor and fired it," a law-enforcement source told Russia's Tass state news agency. |
| Other Russian media reported that 15 people had died and a further 49 needed medical attention, although that has not been confirmed by authorities. | Other Russian media reported that 15 people had died and a further 49 needed medical attention, although that has not been confirmed by authorities. |
| The exact number of people inside the club at the time is not known, but 250 people were able to evacuate. | The exact number of people inside the club at the time is not known, but 250 people were able to evacuate. |
| Images of the single-storey building engulfed in flames were shown on Russian state television, which said some safety measures had not been properly observed. | Images of the single-storey building engulfed in flames were shown on Russian state television, which said some safety measures had not been properly observed. |
| According to BBC Russian, the company which manages the club is owned by a local politician. | According to BBC Russian, the company which manages the club is owned by a local politician. |
| In 2009, 159 people died in a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm. | In 2009, 159 people died in a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm. |