Lame Horse 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

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.[1] This is a dual fireworks accident and nightclub fire.

156 people died as a result of the fire.[2] 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.[3][4][5] A total of 282 people had reportedly been invited to the club's anniversary party.[6]

  1. ^ Tkachenko, Max; Graham-Yooll, Luis (December 5, 2009). "Five detained as investigators probe deadly Russian nightclub fire". CNN. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  2. ^ "Russian nightclub owner convicted for fire that killed 156". Reuters. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. ^ "Explosion in Russian nightclub 'kills scores'". BBC News Online. December 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  4. ^ Watts, Alex (December 5, 2009). "Russia: Explosion In Nightclub In Perm Kills 100 People". Sky News. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  5. ^ Heintz, Jim (December 4, 2009). "Perm, Russia Nightclub Explosion Kills More Than 100: Reports". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  6. ^ Antonova, Maria (2009-12-07). "Fireworks Restricted After Fire Kills 112". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2009-12-07.