The death toll in the December 5 deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 152, the regional emergencies service said in a statement on Friday.
"On Thursday, December 24, two women died in Moscow hospitals," the statement said.
The women were 30 and 26 years old.
A total of 74 people remain in hospitals. Doctors say victims suffered extensive burns and severe respiratory injuries.
The fire began in the Lame Horse night club after an indoor firework display went wrong, causing the wicker-decorated ceiling to catch alight. The death toll from the tragedy has risen steadily throughout the recent weeks.
The Perm fire was the deadliest Russia has seen in half a century. In 1961, a total of 110 people, including 106 children, died in a fire that broke out in a wooden school in Chuvashia.
Russia has an appalling fire-safety record. According to the country's emergency services, 15,165 people died in fires across the country in 2008, including 584 children. In the United States, with more than twice the population, the figure is around 3,400 deaths a year.
MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti)
