Death toll in Russia's nightclub fire reached 15-UPDATED

Death toll in Russia
# 05 November 2022 11:06 (UTC +04:00)

The death toll in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma has risen to 15, APA reports citing TASS.

Added that during the fire, 5 people got injured.

***10:07

The death toll in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma has risen to 13, APA reports citing TASS.

Earlier it was announced that eight people died in the incident.

***09:46

The death toll in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma has risen to 8, APA reports citing TASS.

Earlier it was announced that five people died, while four were injured in the incident.

The rescue service said that the roof of the cafe collapsed as a result of the fire.

The relevant structures are investigating the causes of the fire.

***09:06

At least five people were killed, and four others were injured in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, an emergency services spokesperson told Sputnik, APA reports.

The fire erupted overnight at the Polygon nightclub and restaurant and spread over 3,500 square meters (37,670 square feet).

According to the Russian emergency ministry, 250 people were evacuated from the building.

"Five people died, four were injured in the nightclub-restaurant Polygon, an emergency services spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday morning.

The spokesperson specified that the roof of the nightclub building collapsed as a result of the fire.

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