Siberian governor resigns after devastating shopping centre fire
Aman Tuleyev had headed the Kemerovo region for more than 20 years.
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The governor of the Siberian region where a shopping centre fire killed 64 people has resigned, the Kremlin said.
The statement on Sunday said Aman Tuleyev had offered his resignation and that it was accepted by President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Tuleyev had headed the Kemerovo region for more than 20 years.
Seven people have been arrested in the case, including the woman who headed the local building inspection agency when the shopping centre was constructed.
Fire survivors say the centre’s fire alarm system did not work during the blaze.
The dead included 41 children.
