Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Perm Lame Horse club fire
I wish deletion nominators could restrain themselves from such early nominations, and also realise that articles about events are allowed in Wikipedia.  is not a blanket ban, see  (now a guideline). This is a major disaster for Russia. The President has declared a day of national mourning on Monday (which has lead to the cancellation of an event involving the Indian Prime Minister)http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_russia-cancels-pm-s-bolshoi-theatre-programme-due-to-state-mourning_1320850http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/78837.htm and there are three days of mourning in the Perm region.http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14611231&PageNum=0http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=134220 It may have a lasting effect on Russian fire regulations, which are notoriously lax ("Medvedev demanded that lawmakers draft changes to toughen the criminal punishment for failing to comply with fire safety standards"http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/12/06/medvedev_demands_tougher_fire_codes_after_deadly_club_blaze/), and a ban on the use of fireworks at public venues has just been announced by Emergencies Minister Sergey Shoygu.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/07/content_12601532.htmhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20091206/157126842.html The Greek and Ukrainian governments have made statements about this event,http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=8211131&service=142http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091205/157109929.html and it has received massive attention in the worldwide press. It has been directly compared to The Station nightclub fire: "The Perm fire seemed to be similar to one that occurred in Rhode Island in 2003 when pyrotechnics at a rock concert touched off a blaze that killed 100 people."http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/world/europe/06russia.html Forget , deleting this would just be reinforcing our ystemic bias|systemic bias against non-US events. This is far from run-of-the-mill
— User:Fences, 18:13, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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