MOSCOW (Reuters) - The death toll at a shopping mall blaze in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Sunday has risen to 37, Russian news agencies reported, citing local authorities. TASS news agency, citing the crisis center set up after the fire, said 69 people remained unaccounted for. The Investigative Committee, which investigates high-profile crimes and reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, said as many as 35 people could be missing, while five were dead. News agencies said more than 100 people had been evacuated from the mall, which contains cinemas, restaurants and shops. Television pictures showed people jumping from the windows of the mall, which was engulfed in black smoke.

Source: Huffington Post March 25, 2018 16:07 UTC