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Russian police have detained a man suspected of starting a fire at a bar that killed at least 15 people after he reportedly fired a 'flare gun' on the dance floor.
The man was detained after the fire broke out at the 'Poligon' bar in Kostroma in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police said at least 15 people were killed, and others injured.
Fire fighters fought through the early hours to put out the blaze at the popular Poligon bar in the city around 300 kilometres (180 miles) northeast of Moscow.
Russian agencies reported that the fire could have started after a drunk man fired a 'flare gun' on the dance floor.
Russian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the bar in Kostroma, Russia November 5, 2022
Russia emergency officials said the fire killed 15 people at the 'Poligon' bar in Kostroma
Authorities said the fire started at around 2.00 am local time and was put out around 7.30 am
'Police officers identified and detained the suspect (behind) unlawful acts in an entertainment establishment in the city of Kostroma, which resulted in a fire and the death of people,' Russian police said in a statement.
'He has now been handed over to investigative authorities,' it added, without providing any further details.
Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of 'causing death by negligence'.
Housed in a single-story logistical centre, the bar erupted in flames in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Authorities said the fire started at around 2.00 am local time and was put out at around 7.30 am.
The governor of the Kostroma region, Sergei Sitnikov, earlier said 13 people were
