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Owner of Perm nightclub detained in connection with blast

05 December 2009 09:25 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. One of the owners of the nightclub â€œKhromaya loshadâ€ has been detained in connection with the blast. APA reports quoting Interfax agency that the police detained Anatoli Zak far from Perm. He is expected to face charges of violation of fire safety rules that caused the death of two or more people.

The police are also searching other guilty persons.

Blast occurred in the nightclub â€œKhromaya loshadâ€ in the city of Perm, Russia, at 23.15 (Moscow time) on the night of December 4-5. According to the recent reports, 102 people were killed and 130 injured in the blast. Most of the injured had burns, a lot of people were poisoned from carbon monoxide. According to initial versions, negligent use of fireworks caused the blast. Criminal case has been launched on violation of fire safety. Prosecutor General of Russia Yuri Chayka is controlling the investigation.

Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova arrived at the site.

The ministers are in the state commission set up in connection with the blast. Sergei Shoigu leads the commission set up by Russian President.

The detained Zak is among 100 richest persons of the city. He is the owner of the nightclub â€œKhromaya loshadâ€, chain stores selling building materials and several real estate commercial facilities.