Heartbreaking images of shopping mall fire in Russia
(Baonghean.vn) - A fire at a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Monday, March 25, killed 64 people and injured dozens more. Below are some heartbreaking images of the fire.
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At least 64 people, including many children, were killed in a fire at a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Monday, March 25. Photo: Reuters |
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Firefighters worked hard to extinguish the fire. Photo: Reuters |
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The fire, the worst in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, ripped through the upper floors of the Cherry Center shopping mall on Sunday afternoon, which houses a cinema complex and a children's play area. |
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The shopping mall has few windows and doors. |
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Witnesses said the fire alarm did not work and many people were trapped because the doors were locked. Photo: Reuters |
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Rescuers at the scene of the fire. Photo: Reuters |
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Firefighters struggled to put out the fire on the afternoon of March 25 at the "Winter Cherry" Shopping Center - Photo: REUTERS |
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Authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the fire, with four people detained including the owners and tenants of shops in the shopping mall. Photo: Reuters |
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Russian firefighters were helpless against the ferocious fire. Photo: Reuters |
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It took firefighters more than 17 hours to control the fire at a shopping mall in Kemerovo City, Russia. Photo: REUTERS |
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Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but it later flared up again, and rescue workers are struggling to reach the upper floors of the building as the roof has collapsed. Pictured: Thick black smoke billows from the yellow building. Photo: Reuters |
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Clothes piled up on a police car at the scene. Photo: Reuters |
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Firefighters work at the scene of the fire. Photo: Reuters |
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Grieving relatives of the victims gather at a makeshift memorial in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. Photo: Reuters |
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People place toys and flowers at a makeshift memorial. Photo: Reuters |
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A young man mourns the victims. Photo: Reuters |