Funerals for Russia mall fire victims as many seek answers

Funerals are being held for some of the victims of a fire at a shopping centre in Kemerovo, Siberia, on Sunday. It is a day of national mourning in Russia to remember the 64 victims – 41 of whom were children.

Funerals are being held for some of the victims of a fire at a shopping centre in Kemerovo, Siberia, on Sunday. It is a day of national mourning in Russia to remember the 64 victims – 41 of whom were children.

Russians now want answers for why there were locked cinema doors, blocked fire exits and non-functioning alarms.

Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports from Moscow.