MOSCOW, December 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed Russian officials over a recent fire in an Urals nightclub that took the lives of 136 people.
The fire engulfed the Lame Horse nightclub in the city of Perm in the early hours of Saturday after an indoor fireworks display went out of control and spread rapidly. Over 90 people remain in hospital.
"All vices of our bureaucracy - its incompetence, corruptness - were reflected in the Perm tragedy," Putin told the inner Cabinet.
A preliminary investigation has revealed serious violations of fire safety regulations at the club.
The government of the Perm Territory resigned on Wednesday over the tragedy. Charges were brought against three Lame Horse executives and the director of the fireworks supplier, and fire safety officials have been fired.
