Russia Cafe Blaze Kills At Least 13 People, Injures 5

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian authorities say a fire in a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed at least 13 people and injured five others. The governor of the Kostroma region said 13 people died in the fire and five more were slightly injured. Russian news agency Interfax cited local emergency officials as saying that the death toll stood at 15. The contradicting numbers couldn’t be immediately reconciled. The blaze erupted in the early hours after someone apparently used a flare gun. Rescuers were able to evacuate 250 people. Kostroma is located roughly 340 kilometers (210 miles) north of Moscow. A criminal investigation has been launched and a suspect has been apprehended.