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Urgent: Toll from Russian mall fire rises to 53

Xinhua,March 26, 2018 Adjust font size:

MOSCOW, March 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 53 people were killed in a fire at a shopping mall in the south central Russian city of Kemerovo, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday.

The fire, which started Sunday afternoon, was put out, but rescuers were still struggling to reach the upper floors because the roof of the building collapsed. Enditem