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.
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 | |
| Date | 5 December 2009 |
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| Time | 01:08 YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Location | 9 Kuybyshev Street, Leninsky City District, Perm, Perm Krai, Russia |
| Type | Fire |
| Cause | Ceiling ignited by indoor pyrotechnics. Fireworks accident. |
| Deaths | 156
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| Non-fatal injuries | 78 |
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.