The death toll from last week's nightclub fire in Perm, Russia, has risen to 146. Officials in Russia reported today that several of those critically injured in the fire had died over the last week. At least 84 people remain hospitalized, with 35 of them in critical condition. The fire engulfed the Lame Horse nightclub in the west Urals city in the early hours of December 5 after an indoor fireworks display went awry. The preliminary investigation revealed serious violations of fire safety regulations at the club. Charges have been brought against club owners, as well as those responsible for the fireworks display. The Perm fire was the deadliest Russia has seen in half a century. In 1961, a total of 110 people died in a fire that broke out in a wooden school in Chuvashia. Checks are being conducted at nightclubs and other leisure and entertainment facilities across the country in the wake of the tragedy and on the eve of the New Year festivities, which are traditionally accompanied in Russia by firework displays. The Moscow fire safety watchdog has asked courts to close 54 night clubs, discos, cafes and restaurants following joint checks on December 7-11 with police and prosecutors.
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