The fire of a Russian cafe kills 15 people, suspected arrested
CCTV News Customer News In the early hours of November 5 local time, a fire broke out in a cafe in Kostroma, the capital of the Russian state of Kostroma, killing 15 people and injuring 5 others. Kostroma police said the same day of having arrested a suspect responsible for the fire.
At 2 am 5am local time, the Kostroma City Emergency Department received a report of a fire in a cafe, then local firefighters sent a total of 50 firefighters and 20 fire trucks to the scene to put out the fire. Due to the intensity of the fire, the roof of the bar completely collapsed during the fire fighting process.
After five hours, the firefighters put out the fire. Preliminary investigations show that the fire affected an area of 3,500 square meters, in addition to the victims, another 250 people were evacuated.
The fire was triggered by a drunk man who quarreled with people in a bar and fired a flare gun with a flare gun, several Russian media reported, citing sources.
The Kostroma City Police said in the latest 5 report that after the investigation, the police blocked and arrested a male suspect and handed him over to special investigators.
In 2009, a similar incident occurred at a night entertainment venue in Russia, the place was hit by a sea of fire when someone set off fireworks, killing more than 150 people.
