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Russia fire: Dozens die in Kemerovo shopping mall blaze | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
At least 37 people are reported to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. | |
Russian media say dozens more are missing, children believed to be among them. | |
The blaze started on the fourth floor of the Winter Cherry building, Russia's Sputnik news site reports. | |
Video posted on social media showed people jumping from windows to escape the flames on Sunday. | |
Smoke billowed from windows as fire crews worked to evacuate the property. | |
Kemerovo, a key coal-producing area, lies about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of Moscow. | |
Where did the fire start? | |
Initial reports said only five people had died. | |
The fire started in part of the building that contains an entertainment complex and a cinema, local media report, raising concerns that more children may have been trapped. | |
In two of the halls that formed part of the cinema, the ceiling reportedly collapsed. | |
Eyewitnesses say the popular shopping centre also contained a zoo, with animals including guinea pigs, goats, hedgehogs and cats. | |
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but authorities have launched an investigation. |