Fireworks shock: Inside video of deadly party

Russia, Perm : A smoke covers the entrance of the Lame Horse restaurant during a fire in Perm on December 5, 2009. (AFP Photo)

05.12.2009, 20:20 29 comments

Raging inferno: Nightclub fire claims over a 100 lives

More than 100 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a nightclub blaze in the Russian city of Perm. The country’s president ordered a thorough investigation into the tragic incident.

People lay flowers outside the Lame Horse nightclub where a fire broke late Friday, in Perm, about 700 miles (1,200 kilometers) east of Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009

06.12.2009, 14:31 2 comments

"No doubt some of the suspects won't be acquitted" - lawyer Aleksandr Fomenko

The owners of the ill-fated club might have bribed local authorities to get permits to run it.

05.12.2009, 04:05 2 comments

Tough challenges for Perm fire investigators

Investigators of the Perm fire will face many challenges in trying to understand why the accident actually happened, said investigative journalist Wayne Madsen.

Policemen stand guard in front of the Lame Horse restaurant in Perm on December 5, 2009 (AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov)

05.12.2009, 19:37 8 comments

"We should bring the culprits to account"

Evgeny Arkhipov, the Chief Lawyer at Russia's Human Rights association, believes the security and administration of the club are responsible for having used fireworks inside the building.

08.04.2009, 21:23 14 comments

2-year-old toddler in coma after step-father’s parenting

The unbearable cruelty of Nikita Chemezov’s parents has placed the boy on the edge, struggling between life and death. The methods used in ‘disciplining’ the child have even shocked old-salt policemen.

14.05.2009, 15:49 2 comments

Teenage hit-and-run kills one, injures two

A terrible road traffic accident occurred in the Russian city of Kirov on the night of May 9/10. A speeding Lada-Kalina car knocked over three pedestrians aged 18-20 crossing the street.

Lame Horse nightclub after the fire (RIA Novosti Photo)

15.12.2009, 17:47 2 comments

Burned alive: Inside video from deadly party

A shocking video from the nightclub in Russian city of Perm, where 146 were killed and many still remain in intensive care after the club caught fire on December 4th 2009.

Russian Federation, Perm: A relative mourns over the coffin of a victim of a Russian nightclub fire during funeral ceremonies outside Perm on December 7, 2009. (AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov)

01.01.2010, 12:26

Death toll from Russia’s deadly nightclub inferno climbs even higher

The death toll from last Friday's nightclub fire in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 154 people. The number of victims could climb further, as doctors are still treating about 90 people.

07.12.2009, 21:20

Perm survivors must discuss tragedy, says psychotherapist

Dr. Jeannot Hoareau of the European Centre for Psychotherapy in Moscow says the best therapy for those who survived such disasters as the fire in Perm’s night club is to talk about what they’ve been through.

10.03.2010, 16:17

Victim of Urals nightclub fire dies in Moscow hospital

A woman who sustained injuries during the fire in the Lame Horse nightclub last December died on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 156. Eight more victims remain in hospitals.