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Russian explosion 'kills scores' Russian explosion 'kills scores'
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An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 90 people. At least 90 people have died following an explosion at a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm.
Another 60 people were injured in the blast, the city's emergency services told the BBC. Officials said they believed fireworks caused the blast and that most victims had died from smoke inhalation.
About 200 people are said to have been in the club, named as the Lame Horse, when the blast occurred at 2315 local time (2015 GMT). More than 60 people were reported injured in the accident, which happened at 2315 local time (1815 GMT).
Police say they are investigating whether the accident was caused by fireworks. More than 200 revellers had been in the Lame Horse nightclub, which was celebrating its eighth anniversary, emergency services told the BBC.
Perm is some 1,400km (870 miles) east of Moscow and has a population of 1.2 million. It is the sixth largest city in Russia.
Russian state-run TV channel Vesti-24 showed images of bodies piled in the street outside the club.
Criminal investigation
A spokesman for the prosecutor-general's main investigative unit told Itar-Tass news agency this was not a terrorist attack.A spokesman for the prosecutor-general's main investigative unit told Itar-Tass news agency this was not a terrorist attack.
"We are talking about a failure to observe fire regulations," he said."We are talking about a failure to observe fire regulations," he said.
He added that a criminal investigation into a violation of the rules had been opened.He added that a criminal investigation into a violation of the rules had been opened.
Perm is some 1,400km (870 miles) east of Moscow and has a population of 1.2 million. It is the sixth largest city in Russia.
Smoke inhalation
The nightclub had been celebrating its eighth anniversary, emergency services told the BBC.
Regional officials told Itar-Tass that fireworks used at the party were too big for closed premises and were intended for outdoor use.Regional officials told Itar-Tass that fireworks used at the party were too big for closed premises and were intended for outdoor use.
It is believed that most victims died from smoke inhalation, the emergency services said. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said two planes equipped to transport people with serious burns were being sent to Perm.
Russian state-run TV channel Vesti-24 showed images of bodies piled in the street outside the club. Government officials were also leaving for the city, he said.
News agencies quoted officials as saying there was no blaze following the blast.
The Lame Horse nightclub is located in the city centre, reports said.
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