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| Russia Kemerovo fire: Putin cites 'criminal negligence' | Russia Kemerovo fire: Putin cites 'criminal negligence' |
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| The fire which killed 64 people, many of them children, at a leisure complex was caused by "criminal negligence", President Vladimir Putin has said. | The fire which killed 64 people, many of them children, at a leisure complex was caused by "criminal negligence", President Vladimir Putin has said. |
| Visiting the scene in Kemerovo, Siberia, Mr Putin berated "sloppiness". | Visiting the scene in Kemerovo, Siberia, Mr Putin berated "sloppiness". |
| Investigators say the fire alarm was switched off and exits were blocked when the fire started on Sunday. | Investigators say the fire alarm was switched off and exits were blocked when the fire started on Sunday. |
| Interfax news agency reported that some 300 people gathered outside the local government headquarters demanding the dismissal of authorities. | Interfax news agency reported that some 300 people gathered outside the local government headquarters demanding the dismissal of authorities. |
| The cause of the fire is not yet known, but Russia's Investigative Committee has spoken of "serious violations" at the Winter Cherry mall. | The cause of the fire is not yet known, but Russia's Investigative Committee has spoken of "serious violations" at the Winter Cherry mall. |
| "What is happening here?", the Russian president said after laying a wreath at the scene. "This is no battle or an unexpected methane outburst in a mine." | |
| "People, children came to relax. We are talking about demography and are losing so many people because of what? Because of criminal negligence, sloppiness." | |
| At the scene: Relief for some | |
| Sergei Goryashko and Elizaveta Fokht, BBC Russian | |
| Sunday was the start of a public holiday and many children were playing upstairs at the critical moment without adults standing by to help. | |
| Irina said that on the second floor people began shouting "Fire!". "I tried to go back up, but my path was blocked, there was a lot of people." | |
| The parents of the birthday girl managed to rescue her and her friends. Darina was reunited with her mother on the first floor. | |
| Darina was fretting after leaving her friend Sonya. Luckily Sonya survived, too. | |
| Sunday's blaze started on an upper floor. The mall's shops, cinema and bowling alley were packed at the time. | Sunday's blaze started on an upper floor. The mall's shops, cinema and bowling alley were packed at the time. |
| Video on social media showed people jumping from windows to escape. | Video on social media showed people jumping from windows to escape. |
| The Investigative Committee says a fire safety technician at the complex "switched off the alarm system" after being alerted about the fire. | The Investigative Committee says a fire safety technician at the complex "switched off the alarm system" after being alerted about the fire. |
| It said a criminal investigation had begun. | It said a criminal investigation had begun. |
| Five people have been arrested including the official suspected of deactivating the public address system. | Five people have been arrested including the official suspected of deactivating the public address system. |
| In a Facebook post (in Russian), Kemerovo politician Anton Gorelkin said that "fire exits were shut, turning the complex into a trap" and "there was no organised evacuation". | In a Facebook post (in Russian), Kemerovo politician Anton Gorelkin said that "fire exits were shut, turning the complex into a trap" and "there was no organised evacuation". |
| He also said a fire extinguisher that could have doused the flames at the start did not work. | He also said a fire extinguisher that could have doused the flames at the start did not work. |
| The region's deputy governor, Vladimir Chernov, said "this is the question: Why were the doors shut?" | The region's deputy governor, Vladimir Chernov, said "this is the question: Why were the doors shut?" |
| Cigarette lighter? | Cigarette lighter? |
| The fire broke out at about 17:00 (10:00 GMT) on Sunday. | The fire broke out at about 17:00 (10:00 GMT) on Sunday. |
| Mr Chernov was quoted as saying the fire probably began in the children's trampoline room. | Mr Chernov was quoted as saying the fire probably began in the children's trampoline room. |
| "The preliminary suspicion is that a child had a cigarette lighter which ignited foam rubber in this trampoline room, and it erupted like gunpowder," he said. | "The preliminary suspicion is that a child had a cigarette lighter which ignited foam rubber in this trampoline room, and it erupted like gunpowder," he said. |
| However, Rossiya 24 TV, a national broadcaster, said an electrical fault was the most likely cause - as in most previous deadly fires in Russia. | However, Rossiya 24 TV, a national broadcaster, said an electrical fault was the most likely cause - as in most previous deadly fires in Russia. |
| Russia's deadliest fires | Russia's deadliest fires |
| 2009 - 156 people die in a Perm nightclub inferno in the Urals region, Russia's worst fire in recent years (fireworks and lack of exits blamed) | 2009 - 156 people die in a Perm nightclub inferno in the Urals region, Russia's worst fire in recent years (fireworks and lack of exits blamed) |
| 2007 - Fire engulfs a rural old people's home in the southern region of Krasnodar, killing 63 (burning cigarette blamed) | 2007 - Fire engulfs a rural old people's home in the southern region of Krasnodar, killing 63 (burning cigarette blamed) |
| 2006 - 46 die in Moscow narcological hospital fire (arson blamed) | 2006 - 46 die in Moscow narcological hospital fire (arson blamed) |
| 2003 - A hostel fire at the Russian People's Friendship University in Moscow kills 44 (lack of safety measures blamed) | 2003 - A hostel fire at the Russian People's Friendship University in Moscow kills 44 (lack of safety measures blamed) |
| 1999 - Fire engulfs the police headquarters in the southern city of Samara, killing 57 people (burning cigarette blamed officially, but arson by criminals not ruled out) | 1999 - Fire engulfs the police headquarters in the southern city of Samara, killing 57 people (burning cigarette blamed officially, but arson by criminals not ruled out) |
| Source: Interfax news agency | Source: Interfax news agency |
| Who were the victims? | Who were the victims? |
| At least nine of the bodies found so far are children. | At least nine of the bodies found so far are children. |
| As well as those killed, 11 injured victims are being treated in hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. | As well as those killed, 11 injured victims are being treated in hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. |
| The most serious case is an 11-year-old boy whose parents and siblings died in the fire, Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said. He reportedly fell from the fourth floor and is in intensive care with multiple injuries. | The most serious case is an 11-year-old boy whose parents and siblings died in the fire, Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said. He reportedly fell from the fourth floor and is in intensive care with multiple injuries. |
| Officials says 56 bodies have been recovered and the remains of 21 have been released to relatives for burial. | Officials says 56 bodies have been recovered and the remains of 21 have been released to relatives for burial. |
| Kemerovo lies about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of Moscow. | Kemerovo lies about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of Moscow. |
| The shopping centre, covering 23,000 sq m (248,000 sq ft), opened in 2013. It includes a petting zoo, all of whose animals are reported to have died. | The shopping centre, covering 23,000 sq m (248,000 sq ft), opened in 2013. It includes a petting zoo, all of whose animals are reported to have died. |
| Yevgeny Dedyukhin, deputy head of the Kemerovo region emergency department, said the area of the fire was about 1,500 sq m. | Yevgeny Dedyukhin, deputy head of the Kemerovo region emergency department, said the area of the fire was about 1,500 sq m. |
| "The shopping centre is a very complex construction," he said. "There are a lot of combustible materials." | "The shopping centre is a very complex construction," he said. "There are a lot of combustible materials." |