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March 27, 2018

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