西伯利亞購物中心大火造成48人喪生

Russia's emergencies ministry said Monday a fire at a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo has killed at least 48 people.

The fire began Sunday at the four-story Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo. Firefighters extinguished the blaze early Monday.

In addition to those killed, officials said some people remained missing and that the fire injured dozens of people.

Many of the victims and missing are children.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

Along with stores, the mall also features a cinema and a bowling alley.俄羅斯緊急情況部星期一說，在西伯利亞克麥洛伏市一家購物中心的大火造成至少48人喪生。

克麥洛伏市四層樓的冬梅購物中心星期天起火，消防人員星期一早晨撲滅了火情。

俄羅斯官員說，除了已知的喪生者之外，還有一些人失蹤，以及數十人受傷。

死傷者和失蹤者中有很多是兒童。

起火原因目前還不清楚。

這家購物中心除了有很多商家店鋪之外，還有一家電影院和一家保齡球館。