Russia was coming to terms last night with its most deadly fire since Soviet times after 109 people died and more than 130 were injured in a blaze at a packed provincial nightclub.
Investigators ruled out terrorism as the cause of Friday's fire, but president Dmitry Medvedev said the club owners would face severe punishment and ordered a national day of mourning tomorrow with flags at half-mast. He condemned the managers, who had ignored repeated demands from authorities to change the club's interior to comply with fire safety standards, saying "they have neither brains, nor conscience". Emergency situations minister Sergei Shoigu told Medvedev the owners had been fined twice in the past for breaking fire safety regulations.
Read more from the Guardian report http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/06/russia
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