Death toll from nightclub fire in Perm growing

PERM. December 15. KAZINFORM. The death toll from the fire at the nightclub "Khromaya Loshad" (Lame Horse) in Perm occurred overnight to December 5 keeps growing; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

As ITAR-TASS learnt at the Perm region's department of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations, two 37- and 29-year-old women died in Moscow and St. Petersburg, brining the death toll to 148 people.

A total of 81 fire victims are still staying in hospitals of four cities; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.