Rescuers have recovered more bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse blast in Armenia, raising the death toll to 15, the TASS news agency cited Armenia's emergencies ministry as saying.
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Eighteen people remained missing, it said on Tuesday, since blasts ripped through the warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, causing parts of the building to collapse and injuring at least 62 people.
The blast set off a massive fire that sent a towering column of thick smoke over the centre of the city.
Officials initially said two people were killed, but the death toll has kept climbing as rescuers searched for victims amid slabs of concrete and twisted metal.
The market, two kilometres south of the city centre, is popular for its low prices and variety of goods.
There was still no word on what caused the fireworks to ignite, but officials ruled out a terrorist attack.
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