At least 37 people are confirmed to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Russia.

According to Russian media, Dozens of people and children believed to be among them are missing.

The blaze started on an upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex and many of the victims were in a cinema.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known but authorities have launched an investigation.

Emergency services managed to evacuate about 100 people from the building and rescued another 20, Itar‑Tass news agency reports.

Source: BBC