A fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia. At least 64 people were killed in the fire, 41 of them children. Investigators reported that the fire alarm system had not been working the week leading up to the fire with a previous report that a security guard turned it off.
About 2018 Kemerovo fire in brief
A fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia. At least 64 people were killed in the fire, 41 of them children. Over 600 first responders spent over 17 hours fighting the flames well into the next day after the fire started. Investigators reported that the fire alarm system had not been working the week leading up to the fire with a previous report that a security guard turned it off. The fire spread to cover more than 1,500 square meters of the 23,000 square meter building, and kept firefighters from entering the building for 12 hours due to the heat and smoke. A father of three deceased victims was critical of rescuers, claiming he led rescuers up the stairs, but they turned away after being ordered to go elsewhere and refused to give him a respiratory mask.
Four people have been detained in relation to theFire, including the head of the shopping complex’s managing company. The mall, which was converted from a former communist-era confectionery factory, opened in 2013 and included a petting zoo, children’s center and bowling alley. Politicians across the globe sent their condolences to the families of the victims. March 28 was declared the national day of mourning in Russia. A rally was held in the city demanding the resignation of the Kemerovskaya District Governor. There is speculation that the builders and owners of the mall cut safety corners in the electrical wiring in the mall which erupted in the fashion of gunpowder.
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