Lame Horse fire

The Lame Horse fire occurred on 5 December 2009, around 01:00 local time (18:00 UTC) in the nightclub Khromaya Loshad (Russian: «Хромая лошадь», "Lame Horse") at 9 Kuybyshev Street, Perm, Russia. The fire started when sparks from pyrotechnics ignited the low ceiling and its willow twig covering. The fire quickly spread to the walls and damaged the building's electrical wiring, causing the lights to fail. This is a dual fireworks accident and nightclub fire.

Lame Horse fire
The site of the Lame Horse fire in 2019; in the background: the building where the night club "Lame Horse" was located; in the foreground: the memorial to victims of the fire
Date5 December 2009 (2009-12-05)
Time01:08 YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Location9 Kuybyshev Street, Leninsky City District, Perm, Perm Krai, Russia
TypeFire
CauseCeiling ignited by indoor pyrotechnics. Fireworks accident.
Deaths156
  • 55 of them died in hospitals
Non-fatal injuries78

156 people died as a result of the fire. According to initial reports, up to 160 more were injured in the fire, many of them losing their lives in the following days in hospitals. The nightclub was in the middle of a celebration of its eighth anniversary at the time. A total of 282 people had reportedly been invited to the club's anniversary party.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.