12 Mar 2015 11:18

Some 25 people possibly trapped under shopping mall rubble in Kazan - emergencies ministry

KAZAN. March 12 (Interfax) - Up to 25 people may still be trapped under rubble in Kazan's Admiral shopping mall, where a fire broke out on Wednesday, Igor Panshin, director of the Volga region branch of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, told reporters on Thursday.

"Approximately 25 people have not responded to phone calls [from their relatives]," he said.

Kazan is the capital city of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan.