PERM — 2009 · Major Tragedy
Lame Horse Nightclub Fire
On the night of 5 December 2009 a fire broke out at the Khromaya Loshad (Lame Horse) nightclub in Perm while about 300 people were inside. Fireworks set off indoors ignited wicker and plastic decorations on the ceiling, and with too few exits people trying to escape were crushed at a narrow door. A total of 156 people died, making it one of the deadliest fires in post-Soviet Russia. At trial the club owner received nearly ten years, four managers and organisers received four to six years, and two fire safety inspectors were jailed for negligence. Inspections of entertainment venues were tightened nationwide after the disaster.
- Date
- 2009
- Place
- Perm Krai, Russia, Perm, RU
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 58.0100, 56.2300 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 5 December 2009Fireworks ignited a fire at the Lame Horse club, killing many.
- December 2009The death toll rose to 156; national mourning was declared.
- 2010Charges were brought against the club's operators and inspectors.
- 30 April 2013The court convicted the owner and associates; inspectors were also jailed.
Sources
- RFE/RL — Sentences Pronounced In Deadly Russian Nightclub Fire rferl.org ↗
- TASS — Court finishes verdict reading in Perm nightclub fire case tass.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Lame Horse fire en.wikipedia.org ↗
- RFE/RL
- TASS
- Wikipedia
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