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
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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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The majority of victims were cafe employees and their relatives, as the cafe marked its anniversary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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