One more Urals night club fire victim dies

A man injured in a recent nightclub fire in Russia's Urals died in hospital on Monday. The death toll was brought to 112 as Russia held a national day of mourning, a local emergencies spokesman said. One more Urals night club fire victim dies The Russian Emergencies Ministry earlier reported 111 deaths from the incident in the city of Perm, while the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said 112 had died. The fire broke out in the Lame Horse nightclub in the early hours of Saturday during an indoor fireworks display. Over 120 people are being treated in hospital, many of them critically injured. "Igor Leonidovich Borisevich, born in 1967, died in Hospital No. 1 in Perm at 10:00 local time [05:00 GMT]," the spokesman said, adding that 20 of the injured remain in the city's hospital, of which seven are in a critical condition. About 100 of the injured were airlifted to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Chelyabinsk on Saturday for treatment. In a statement posted on his blog on Monday, Perm Territory Governor Oleg Chirkunov thanked rescuers, police, medics, the federal government and neighboring regions for their efforts and assistance. The tragedy occurred during a party to celebrate the club's anniversary. People pay tribute to the victims (Tanjug/Xinhua)

One more Urals night club fire victim dies

The Russian Emergencies Ministry earlier reported 111 deaths from the incident in the city of Perm, while the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said 112 had died.

The fire broke out in the Lame Horse nightclub in the early hours of Saturday during an indoor fireworks display. Over 120 people are being treated in hospital, many of them critically injured.

"Igor Leonidovich Borisevich, born in 1967, died in Hospital No. 1 in Perm at 10:00 local time [05:00 GMT]," the spokesman said, adding that 20 of the injured remain in the city's hospital, of which seven are in a critical condition.

About 100 of the injured were airlifted to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Chelyabinsk on Saturday for treatment.

In a statement posted on his blog on Monday, Perm Territory Governor Oleg Chirkunov thanked rescuers, police, medics, the federal government and neighboring regions for their efforts and assistance.

The tragedy occurred during a party to celebrate the club's anniversary.