Russian President Vladimir Putin postponed the ceremony of awarding prizes to young cultural figures at a later date after the tragedy in Kemerovo, Vedomosti reports citing Dmitry Preskov, presidential spokesman.

In addition, from tomorrow in Kemerovo declared a three-day mourning.

On the question of whether it is possible to declare an all-Russian mourning, Peskov found it difficult to answer: "I do not have information yet, I can not answer this question".

The spokesman also declined to comment on the absence of Governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev at the site of the tragedy. "The question is completely incorrect. Further, please, "he said..

The press service of the regional administration explained that now it is more important to find missing persons and to determine the causes of ignition.

The fire in the shopping center "Winter Cherry" in the center of Kemerovo began on the afternoon of March 25 and spread over an area of ??1.5 square meters. At this point, we know of 64 dead, six more are missing. In total, according to the Investigative Committee, 44 people were injured, ten of them are in hospitals.

At the time of the fire, the building did not fire. The criminal case was initiated for articles on causing death through negligence, violation of fire safety requirements and provision of services that do not meet the safety requirements. As part of the investigation, four people were detained.