Russia’s Embassy in Baku opened a book of condolence in honor of the victims of the fire in a shopping mall in Kemerovo, the embassy told APA.

The book of condolences will be available for signing from 15:00 (UTC +4) to 18:00 on March 28, from 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00 on March 29, the embassy said.

The Russian flag at the embassy has been lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect for the fire victims.

A fire broke out on Sunday in the Zimnyaya Vishnya (or Winter Cherry) shopping mall in the Russian city of Kemerovo.

The fire started on the top floor of the four-storey shopping mall on March 25, engulfing an area of some 1,500 square meters. According to the most recent data, a total of 64 people were killed in the fire, 60 injured were treated in hospitals, 15 of them were hospitalized and 40 received outpatient care. The bodies of 25 victims have already been identified.