Russian police on Saturday detained two people, including the suspected perpetrator, after a fire killed at least 13 people at a bar in the historic city of Kostroma. | AFP
“Police officers identified and detained the suspect unlawful acts in an entertainment establishment in the city of Kostroma, which resulted in a fire and the death of people,” Russian police said.It later said a second person was detained, a woman who acted as an organizational director of the bar, in a criminal case on the failure to meet safety requirements.
Kostroma, a city on the Volga river of around 230,000 people, is one of Russia’s oldest cities and famous for its medieval architecture and monasteries. They declared an official mourning in the region for Monday. State flags would be lowered in the region and entertainment events cancelled, the regional administration announced.
“He was spending time in the bar with a woman, ordered her flowers, with a flare gun in his hands,” the source told the agency.Emergency services said the blaze engulfed more than 3,500 square meters .Some local media, quoting witnesses, said here was panic when the fire started as people rushed to an exit, causing a jam. One man forced a closed door open, possibly saving lives, according to reports.
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