27 reported missing in Russian mall fire that killed 37

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(Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP). In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo, on Sunday, March 25, 2018, smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi... (Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP). In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo, on Sunday, March 25, 2018, smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi...
(AP Photo/Sergei Gavrilenko). Smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. At least three children and a woman have died in a f... (AP Photo/Sergei Gavrilenko). Smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. At least three children and a woman have died in a f...
(Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP). In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo on Sunday, March 25, 2018, smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mil... (Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations photo via AP). In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry photo on Sunday, March 25, 2018, smoke rises above a multi-story shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mil...

MOSCOW (AP) - A shopping mall fire in a Siberian city killed 37 people and 27 are considered missing, the Russian government said Monday.

The fire at the four-story Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo was extinguished early Monday after burning for hours.

State news agency Tass cited the Russian Emergencies Ministry as saying the earlier report of 64 missing included the 37 victims whose bodies had been recovered but not yet identified. Many of the dead and missing were children.

An additional 43 people were injured in the blaze, the report said.

The mall is about 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow.

Tass said the fire started on the top floor but the cause wasn't immediately known. A criminal investigation was begun.

The shopping mall, which opened in 2013, has a cinema, petting zoo, children's center and bowling, Tass reported.

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