Russia cafe blaze north of Moscow kills 13, injures 5 - ABC News

MOSCOW -- A occurrence successful a ample cafe successful the Russian metropolis of Kostroma killed 13 radical and injured 5 others connected Saturday, section authorities said.

The politician of the Kostroma region, Sergei Sitnikov, said 13 radical died successful the occurrence and 5 much were somewhat injured. Kostroma, a riverside metropolis of 270,000, is 340 kilometers (210 miles) northbound of Moscow.

The blaze erupted successful the aboriginal hours aft idiosyncratic seemingly utilized a flare gun, according to the authorities. The Russian authorities quality bureau RIA Novosti reported that a brawl erupted successful the cafe soon earlier the fire, but it wasn't instantly wide if it had thing to bash with the flare gun.

Russia's Investigative Committee, which investigates large crimes, said a fishy had been detained for allegedly firing the flare weapon and that the cafe's manager besides was being held.

Rescuers were capable to evacuate 250 people. The extortion of the cafe collapsed during the fire, which engulfed an country of 3,500 quadrate meters (more than 37,000 quadrate feet). Firefighters spent 5 hours battling the blaze, and a twelve residents of adjacent residential buildings were evacuated arsenic a precaution.

Ikhtiyar Mirzoyev, a subordinate of the determination legislature and proprietor of the cafe, promised assistance to those affected by the fire.

It wasn't the archetypal clip that pyrotechnics caused a deadly occurrence astatine a recreational venue successful Russia. In 2009, much than 150 radical were killed successful a blaze astatine the Lame Horse nightclub successful the metropolis of Perm that erupted aft a performer acceptable disconnected fireworks.