Update 11.45am: A fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school holidays has killed 64 people in eastern Russia. Earlier: Final death toll in Russian shopping centre fire reaches 64Update 10.10am: Sixty-four people are confirmed to have died in a fire at a shopping centre in Siberia. The shopping centre opened in 2013 and also included a petting zoo, children's centre and bowling. Earlier: Dozens killed in fire at Russian shopping centreUpdate 7.28am: A fire at a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo has killed at least 48 people, Russian officials said today. The shopping centre opened in 2013 and also included a petting zoo, children's centre and bowling.

Source: Irish Examiner March 26, 2018 06:28 UTC