2015 Kazan shopping center fire

Building fire in Kazan, Russia March 2018 hist March 2024 2015 Kazan shopping center fire Kazan fire (2015-03-11) 21.jpg 11 March 2015 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia 17 55 The 2015 Kazan shopping center fire occurred on 11 March 2015 when a fire and partial collapse of the Admiral shopping complex in the Russian city of Kazan killed at least 17 people with 55 more injured.https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tatarstan-kazan-fire/26900701.html Kazan Fire Death Toll Rises Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 14 March 2015 26 March 2018http://tass.ru/en/russia/782853 Rescue operation after shopping mall fire in Kazan to be over on Tuesday 26 March 2018 Fire The fire reportedly started in a first floor cafe, next to the Admiral center.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31848252 Fatal fire in Russian shopping centre 2015-03-12 BBC News 2018-06-14 en-GB Eventually, the building collapsed, trapping 25 individuals under the rubble.https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-fire-idUKKBN0M90OB20150313 https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004504/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-fire-idUKKBN0M90OB20150313 dead June 15, 2018 Shopping centre fire kills 14 people in Russia's Kazan - Interfax... uk.reuters.com 2018-06-14 en-GB A security guard initially attempted to extinguish the fire himself, and there was a delay in calling for first responders. It affected an area of 4,000 square meters (43,000 square feet). Five hundred riot police were sent to seal off the center and create a line around the building as business owners attempted to re-enter the building and save goods. A fire train and helicopter were also used in order to get the fire under control.http://tass.com/russia/782162 Vendors rush into burning trade center to save their goods in Russia's Kazan TASS 2018-06-14 ru Victims Kazan law enforcers reported that the number of injured by the fire had exceeded 30, with 19 people being transported to the hospital and fourteen going to the doctors or hospitals on their own choice. On March 12 it was reported that based on reports by workers and relatives, five people were confirmed dead and 25 missing.https://www.foxnews.com/world/30-feared-dead-in-russian-shopping-center-fire/ 30 feared dead in Russian shopping center fire 2015-03-12 Fox News 2018-06-14 en-US By March 14, the number of deceased victims had risen to 15 with 17 more missing,https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/kazan-russia-shopping-mall-fire-leaves-several-dead/news-story/35d98c8c3695d22aaf2e5ae6331c56ee Search for survivors after horror mall fire NewsComAu 2018-06-14 On March 15, the final death total of 17 was released, with eight foreign nationals being identified among the dead.https://themoscowtimes.com/news/death-toll-surges-after-blaze-ravages-kazan-shopping-mall-44755 Death Toll Surges After Blaze Ravages Kazan Shopping Mall 2018-06-14 en Investigation Investigators detained the shopping centers director and looked into multiple theories, including arson. Two firefighters received widespread criticism with the selfie style photo in front of the burning building, and officials were investigating whether they should be removed from their positions. The Regional Emergency Situations Department stated that the actions of the two are "not characteristic of those who work hard every day, tirelessly saving lives."Russian Firefighters Could Lose Jobs Over Selfie en Firehouse https://www.firehouse.com/leadership/news/12055692/russian-firefighters-could-lose-jobs-over-selfie-in-front-fatal-shopping-center-fire 2018-06-14 Criminal charges A local court sanctioned the arrest of the shopping mall's chief executive on charges of fire safety regulations. The Russia Investigative Committee placed Minzilya Safina, a former bailiff, on a wanted list for failure to enforce a regional court's 2013 decision to rectify the shopping centers numerous fire safety violations. Response Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that managers of the center had failed to comply with fire safety regulations. He also decreed a Republic-wide day of mourning, and that the families of each Russian citizen among the victims would receive 1 million rubles (US$16,000) in compensation, and foreign victims would have the cost of transporting the remains covered. See also 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire 2018 Kemerovo fire Lame Horse fire References 55.8011 N 49.0644 E source:wikidata title Category:2015 disasters in Russia Category:2015 fires in Asia Category:2015 fires in Europe Category:Building and structure fires in Russia Category:2010s in Kazan Category:March 2015 in Russia Category:Shopping mall fires Category:Building and structure collapses in Russia Category:Building and structure collapses in 2015 Category:Building and structure collapses caused by fire Category:Urban fires in Russia