15 killed in Russia cafe blaze after flare gun discharged

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Russia cafe blaze north of Moscow kills 13, injures 5MOSCOW (AP) — A fire in a large cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed 13 people and injured five others on Saturday, local authorities said.Russia’s Investigative Committee, which investigates major crimes, said a suspect had been detained for allegedly firing the flare gun and that the cafe’s director also was being held.Firefighters spent five hours battling the blaze, and a dozen residents of nearby residential buildings were evacuated as a precaution.Ikhtiyar Mirzoyev, a member of the regional legislature and owner of the cafe, promised assistance to those affected by the fire.In 2009, more than 150 people were killed in a blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in the city of Perm that erupted after a performer set off fireworks."

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