At least 112 people were killed and 134 injured when a blast ripped through a packed nightclub in the Russian city of Perm on Friday night.

The blast, which was apparently caused by fireworks, tore through the Lame Horse nightclub.

There were over 200 people were in the club when the accident happened.

Authorities are accusing the nightclub owners of violating fire safety regulations.

Perm is the 6th largest city in Russia.

A deadly train bombing last week killed 26 and injured over 100 on a luxury train travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg. Chechen Islamist militants claimed responsibility for this attack.