37 dead, 69 missing in Siberian shopping center fire
- 6 years ago
Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in Russia.
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a fire ripped through a shopping center in western Siberia.
For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram….
Aram…. what do we know so far?
Well Mark… the blaze erupted on Sunday at about 5 p.m., local time, on the upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex, which is located in the city of Kemerovo.
More than a hundred people were evacuated, but local state news agencies report that about 70 people are missing - most of them children.
Videos posted online show people jumping from windows to escape the fire.
Many of the victims were reported to be in a cinema, where the fire is believed to have started.
The flames are reported to have consumed more than one and a half thousand square meters of the shopping center, with the roof of two theaters inside the cinema collapsing.
The fire was contained after a few hours, but as of yet there is no immediate indication as to how it started and an investigation has been launched.
Local officials say about 300 emergency personnel are taking part in the search and rescue operation.
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a fire ripped through a shopping center in western Siberia.
For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram….
Aram…. what do we know so far?
Well Mark… the blaze erupted on Sunday at about 5 p.m., local time, on the upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex, which is located in the city of Kemerovo.
More than a hundred people were evacuated, but local state news agencies report that about 70 people are missing - most of them children.
Videos posted online show people jumping from windows to escape the fire.
Many of the victims were reported to be in a cinema, where the fire is believed to have started.
The flames are reported to have consumed more than one and a half thousand square meters of the shopping center, with the roof of two theaters inside the cinema collapsing.
The fire was contained after a few hours, but as of yet there is no immediate indication as to how it started and an investigation has been launched.
Local officials say about 300 emergency personnel are taking part in the search and rescue operation.