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Russian governor resigns over deadly mall fire
Russia mall fire
April 01, 2018 | 10:21 AM
The governor of Russia's Kemerovo region resigned on Sunday over a mall fire that killed more than 60 people after a litany of violations in safety procedures left shoppers and children trapped inside the building.
Aman Tuleyev said in a video posted on the regional administration's website that resigning was the only course of action possible."With such a heavy burden, it's impossible to work as the governor," he said. "It's morally impossible."Last Sunday's fire, one of the deadliest in Russia since the break-up of the Soviet Union, swept through a cinema complex and children's play area on the upper floors of the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the regional capital.
April 01, 2018 | 10:21 AM