PhotoMOSCOW — At least 55 people died when a fire burned through a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Sunday, the Russian authorities said Monday. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“The preliminary version is that one of the children had a lighter,” Mr. Chernov told the relatives, according to Interfax. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Mr. Chernov said that the fire alarm then did not work and that the cinema hall’s doors were shut. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s equivalent to the F.B.I., said it had opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2018 23:03 UTC