Death toll surges to 37 in Russian shopping mall fire

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 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. [Photo: AP]

At least 37 people were killed in a fire in a shopping mall in south central Russia's Kemerovo city on Sunday, while many others are missing, TASS news agency reported, citing a source with firefighters.

Earlier reports said 69 people, including 40 children, were missing.

Firefighters are working at the scene to search for the missing.