And then there is the corruption that converts the government's modest spending on fire safety into luxury cars for some fire-inspection chiefs.

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In 2009, a fire in a packed nightclub in the Ural Mountains city of Perm killed more than 100 people, leading to widespread checks of safety-rules by fire inspection teams around Russia.

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It will be using an inspection company to provide fire safety training to factory workers.

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The following year, an inspection by London Fire Brigade found serious safety hazards at this site.

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