Question: A recent fire in the shopping mall in which of the following Russian city killed about 64 people and injured many others?
(a) Ufa
(b) St. Petersburg
(c) Kemerovo
(d) Kazan
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On March 25th, 2018, a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo (Winter Cherry Mall) got a fire.
- In this incident, about 64 people died and many others were injured.
- Dying and missing person were mostly children.
- Mostly victims of this incident were present in the cinema hall at that time.
- The reasons for the fire are yet to be ascertained.
Reference:
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/27/europe/russia-kemerovo-shopping-mall-fire-intl/index.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/26/at-least-53-die-in-russia-shopping-mall-fire.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/27-reported-missing-in-russian-mall-fire-that-killed-37/2018/03/26/26e7ac8c-30ad-11e8-b6bd-0084a1666987_story.html?utm_term=.3fa487216611
https://www.livehindustan.com/international/story-64-people-including-many-children-were-killed-after-massive-fire-broke-in-kemerovo-russia-shopping-center-1871715.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Kemerovo_fire