Fire at Russian mall.

[ubersonic]

There's been a fire at a Russian mall:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43552165

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kemerovo earlier and blamed "criminal negligence" for Sunday's blaze.

Relatives say as many as 85 people are still missing, most of them children, according to Interfax news agency.

Investigators say the fire alarm was switched off and exits were blocked.

Some 300 people rallied outside the local government headquarters on Tuesday, demanding that officials be sacked over the fire safety shortcomings.

 

[ubersonic]

It is somewhat bizarre how some people are laughing at or enjoying this situation purely because it was Russian children who died.

The idea this is normal in Russia is pretty stupid considering it's their first major fire in years, especially as it's less than a year since this country barbecued dozens of people in a tower block accidentally wrapped in napalm...