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Russia fire: Dozens die in Kemerovo shopping mall blaze | Russia fire: Dozens die in Kemerovo shopping mall blaze |
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At least 37 people are reported to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. | 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. | Russian media say dozens more are missing, children believed to be among them. |
The blaze started on an upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex and many of the victims were in a cinema. | |
Video posted on social media showed people jumping from windows to escape the flames on Sunday. | 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. | 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. | Kemerovo, a key coal-producing area, lies about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of Moscow. |
Where did the fire start? | Where did the fire start? |
The complex, which was opened in 2013, includes movie theatres, restaurants, a sauna, a bowling alley and a children's zoo. | |
The fire is believed to started in part of the building that contains the entertainment complex, local media reported. | |
Deputy governor of the Kemerovo region, Vladimir Chernov, said 13 bodies had been found in one of the movie halls. | |
"According to preliminary information, the roof collapsed in two cinemas," a Russian investigative committee said in a statement. | |
Emergency services managed to evacuate about 100 people from the building and rescued another 20, Tass news agency said. | |
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but authorities have launched an investigation. | The cause of the blaze is not yet known but authorities have launched an investigation. |