Russia holds a nation-wide day of mourning on Wednesday after a deadly fire in a shopping mall in Kemerovo.
Cultural institutions and TV and radio companies are recommended to cancel recreational activities and programs in memory of those killed in the fire in Kemerovo.
The government of the Russian Federation together with the state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation are instructed to take the necessary measures to provide assistance to the families of the victims.
On Sunday, March 25, the “Winter Cherry” shopping center in Kemerovo caught fire. The blaze started on the fourth floor, near the movie theater, where many children had come to see “Sherlock Gnomes.” At 11:30 a.m. on Monday, federal emergency workers put the death toll at 64 people.
Author: Anna Dorozhkina