Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill to raise fines for violations of fire safety regulations.
The law that introduces amendments to Russia's Administrative Offenses Code was passed by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on May 10, and by the upper house, the Federation Council, on May 25.
In line with the law, fines are doubled for individuals and raised tenfold for some organizations. Companies' operations may be suspended for 90 days if they are found to violate rules on internal water supply and evacuation system maintenance.
Around 100 people were injured last week in a fire at an ammunition depot in Russia's Urals republic of Udmurtia.
More than 150 people died in 2009 in a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm that was triggered by an indoor fireworks display.
MOSCOW, June 6 (RIA Novosti)
