At Least 19 Die in Russian Store Fire

World | July 11, 2005, Monday // 00:00

A fire in a store in the Russian city of Ukhta killed about 20 people, Russian officials said. The Emergency Situations Ministry has so far reported 19 dead and 17 injured. The City Prosecutor's Office said that the fire must have broken out after a keg of inflammable liquid was thrown into the store and is possibly the result of a business conflict.

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