“In the course of conducting investigative actions in a criminal case on the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, which negligently caused the death of two or more persons (Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of Russia), the bodies of 12 dead have now been identified,” RIA Novosti quotes.
Earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of the fire.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 13 people became victims of the fire.
The prosecutor's office noted that several emergency exits in the club were locked.