A fire engulfed a crowded nightclub in the Urals city of Perm early on Saturday during a pyrotechnics display, killing at least 109 people and injuring many more
© Eyewitness photoThe blast occurred at 23:15 Moscow time [20:15 GMT], and was followed by fire

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The blast occurred at 23:15 Moscow time [20:15 GMT], and was followed by fire
© RIA Novosti . Igor Kataev / Go to the mediabankA blast in a cafe in the Urals city of Perm was caused by pyrotechnics, a spokesman for Russia's top investigation authority, Vladimir Markin, said on Saturday, ruling out a terrorist attack

A blast in a cafe in the Urals city of Perm was caused by pyrotechnics, a spokesman for Russia's top investigation authority, Vladimir Markin, said on Saturday, ruling out a terrorist attack
© Photo from website Teron.ru by user M.R.The majority of victims were cafe employees and their relatives, as the cafe marked its anniversary

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© Photo from website Teron.ru by user M.R.
The majority of victims were cafe employees and their relatives, as the cafe marked its anniversary

Nightclub fire in Russia's Urals kills 109
© RIA Novosti . Igor Kataev / Go to the mediabankRescuers and investigators have begun to compile lists of people injured in Friday's cafe blaze in the Urals city of Perm, which left about a hundred people dead and over 130 injured

Rescuers and investigators have begun to compile lists of people injured in Friday's cafe blaze in the Urals city of Perm, which left about a hundred people dead and over 130 injured
© RIA Novosti . Igor Kataev / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the management of a nightclub in the Urals where a fire killed 109 people of gross negligence, and called for harsh punishments

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the management of a nightclub in the Urals where a fire killed 109 people of gross negligence, and called for harsh punishments
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresenskikh / Go to the mediabankThe owner and manager of a nightclub in Russia's Urals where a fire killed at least 109 people during the night have been arrested. Four more suspects are wanted in connection with a nightclub fire, investigators said

The owner and manager of a nightclub in Russia's Urals where a fire killed at least 109 people during the night have been arrested. Four more suspects are wanted in connection with a nightclub fire, investigators said
© RIA Novosti . Igor Kataev / Go to the mediabankA total of 100,000 rubles (about $3,400) will be paid in compensation to the families of each of those killed in a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm, local authorities said on Saturday

A total of 100,000 rubles (about $3,400) will be paid in compensation to the families of each of those killed in a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm, local authorities said on Saturday
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresenskikh / Go to the mediabankDozens of people are being kept alive with medical ventilators after a horrific fire in a Russian Urals nightclub overnight that claimed the lives of at least 109 people, the health minister said

Dozens of people are being kept alive with medical ventilators after a horrific fire in a Russian Urals nightclub overnight that claimed the lives of at least 109 people, the health minister said
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe death toll from a horrific fire that engulfed a nightclub in Russia's Urals early on Saturday has risen to 109. "During the fire, 102 people died. Seven more have died in hospital," an Investigation Committee spokesman told RIA Novosti

The death toll from a horrific fire that engulfed a nightclub in Russia's Urals early on Saturday has risen to 109. "During the fire, 102 people died. Seven more have died in hospital," an Investigation Committee spokesman told RIA Novosti