Basmanny market (known as Baumansky market until 1994) was a market in the Basmanny area of Moscow, located on Baumanskaya Street. The market operated from 1975 until 2006 when the roof of the market collapsed. This collapse and resulting fire caused the deaths of at least 65 people, with some sources claiming as many as 68.
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