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15 killed in Russia cafe fire

International Desk: At least 15 people were killed at a bar fire in the Russian city of Kostroma, local authorities said.

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The night-time fire at the popular bar erupted in the early hours on Saturday after someone apparently used a flare gun during a dispute.

Sergei Sitnikov, the governor of the Kostroma region, said 13 people were killed and five people were slightly injured who received medical assistance. Rescuers were able to evacuate 250 people.

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"Two more bodies were recovered. This means the number of victims is now 15," the TASS news agency quoted law enforcement sources as saying.

Local emergency services told that the blaze had spread out over 3,500 square meters.

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State television showed images of dozens of emergency workers fighting a huge fire that had engulfed the single-storey building.

One fire fighter told regional state television that it took 50 people to extinguish the fire and that they had used 20 fire engines.

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He said the fire was especially difficult to put out because of the risk of the building collapsing.

Kostroma, a city on the Volga river of around 230,000 people, is one of Russia's oldest cities and is famous for its medieval architecture and monasteries.

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