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1st LD: Death toll surges to 37 in Russian shopping mall fire

Xinhua,March 26, 2018 Adjust font size:

MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 37 people were killed in a fire in a shopping mall in south central Russia's Kemerovo city on Sunday, while many others are missing, TASS news agency reported, citing a source with firefighters.

Earlier reports said 69 people, including 40 children, were missing.

Firefighters are working at the scene to search for the missing. Enditem