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| 3 children, 1 woman die in massive shopping mall blaze in Russia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | 3 children, 1 woman die in massive shopping mall blaze in Russia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| At least four people – including three children – died in a shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, where a huge fire broke out Sunday. Emergency services continue working to rescue those trapped inside the building. | At least four people – including three children – died in a shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, where a huge fire broke out Sunday. Emergency services continue working to rescue those trapped inside the building. |
| The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon local time. Rescuers have managed to get some 120 people out so far, according to the regional emergencies ministry. | The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon local time. Rescuers have managed to get some 120 people out so far, according to the regional emergencies ministry. |
| The victims were in the mall’s playroom, according to the Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko. “Some 26 people have also sought medical help or been taken to hospitals,” she added. | The victims were in the mall’s playroom, according to the Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko. “Some 26 people have also sought medical help or been taken to hospitals,” she added. |
| Meanwhile, the number of injured has risen to 15. Two of them remain in a serious condition. | Meanwhile, the number of injured has risen to 15. Two of them remain in a serious condition. |
| In addition, some 200 animals of 25 species that lived in the mall’s petting zoo are feared to be dead. “I think they died of suffocation, because I was the last to leave and there were no other people left in the zoo,” the facility director Evgeniy Videman told TASS. “There was thick smoke on the third floor, people were leaving in panic by a side ladder. There was no chance to get the animals out,” he added. | In addition, some 200 animals of 25 species that lived in the mall’s petting zoo are feared to be dead. “I think they died of suffocation, because I was the last to leave and there were no other people left in the zoo,” the facility director Evgeniy Videman told TASS. “There was thick smoke on the third floor, people were leaving in panic by a side ladder. There was no chance to get the animals out,” he added. |
| Pictures circulating on social media show plumes of smoke rising from the building. One of the videos from the site shows a desperate person jump out of a fourth floor window emitting thick black smoke. | Pictures circulating on social media show plumes of smoke rising from the building. One of the videos from the site shows a desperate person jump out of a fourth floor window emitting thick black smoke. |
| The blaze has engulfed some 1,500 square meters so far, but was stopped from spreading further. More than 210 rescuers and 48 units of equipment are deployed at the site. | The blaze has engulfed some 1,500 square meters so far, but was stopped from spreading further. More than 210 rescuers and 48 units of equipment are deployed at the site. |
| A state of emergency has been declared in the Kemerovo region, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov said. |