10 Die in Moscow Striptease Club
in fact, it seems to be a gay club ...
MOSCOW (AP) - Fire broke out in a Moscow striptease club early Sunday, killing 10 people, an Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman said.
The cause of the blaze had not been determined, but some witnesses said it broke out during a ``fire show'' that was part of the club's nightly entertainment, said Yevgeny Bobylev, a spokesman for the Moscow division of the Ministry.
The preliminary accounts indicated that a performer in the show inadvertently set his clothing on fire and that in turn ignited a nearby one-gallon container of flammable liquid, Bobylev said.
He said all the deaths were due to suffocation. About 150 people were evacuated, including four who were hospitalized.
The club, called 911, was located on the premises of the Lenkom theater, a well-known stage in downtown Moscow not far from Pushkin Square. The club's Website describes it as offering striptease and erotic entertainment.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. local time.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlates...507068,00.html
The cause of the blaze had not been determined, but some witnesses said it broke out during a ``fire show'' that was part of the club's nightly entertainment, said Yevgeny Bobylev, a spokesman for the Moscow division of the Ministry.
The preliminary accounts indicated that a performer in the show inadvertently set his clothing on fire and that in turn ignited a nearby one-gallon container of flammable liquid, Bobylev said.
He said all the deaths were due to suffocation. About 150 people were evacuated, including four who were hospitalized.
The club, called 911, was located on the premises of the Lenkom theater, a well-known stage in downtown Moscow not far from Pushkin Square. The club's Website describes it as offering striptease and erotic entertainment.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. local time.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlates...507068,00.html
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