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Siberian Residents Protest After Deadly Mall Fire Killed 64, Including Many Children

HeadlineMar 27, 2018

In Siberia, hundreds of people protested in the city of Kemerovo on Monday after a deadly fire swept through a shopping mall, killing at least 64 people, many of them children. The protesters questioned the official death toll, saying it could be far higher, and demanded the resignation of local officials. New reports show the emergency exits were blocked in the movie theater inside the shopping mall, trapping children and their parents inside as the flames spread. A security guard had also turned off the fire alarm system. The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a criminal probe.

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