A GREIVING dad has blasted Vladimir Putin after his entire family was wiped out in the Kemerovo shopping mall blaze.

Igor Vostrikov lost his wife, sister and three children Anna, 7, Artem, 5, Roman, 2 in the inferno.

11 Grieving dad Igor Vostrikov, 31, has raged at officials after he lost his wife, sister and three children in the mall blaze Credit: The Siberian Times

They were trapped inside one of three cinemas in the burning Winter Cherry complex, and used their phones to beg for the doors to be unbolted so they could escape.

As Vladimir Putin visited the scene of the carnage, which officials say has so far claimed 64 lives, the widower spoke of his loss and fury.

The 31-year-old raged at corrupt politicians including the Russian President leader who he holds responsible for poor safety at the mall.

He even claimed that the Russian authorities are hiding the true death toll as Putin laid flowers at the scene of the horror - blaming “criminal negligence”.

11 His wife and three children were all trapped inside a cinema inside the mall as the fires raged Credit: The Siberian Times

11 His sister Alyona Sabadash, 23, also perished in the flames Credit: The Siberian Times

11 Igor lost his Wife Elena and three children Anna, 7, Artem, 5, Roman, 2 in the fire

11 Alyona had gone with her sister in law and niece and nephews to the cinema when the blaze started

11 His fury came as Vladimir Putin visited the scene of the carnage as he blamed 'criminal negligence' for the deaths Credit: AFP or licensors

11 The president also visited the wounded in hospital as he vowed to take action against those responsible for the carnage Credit: Getty - Contributor

He claimed that officials "treat people like dirt" and dream of "stealing like Putin" as he spoke of his loss.

In a heart rending video, the grieving businessman said: “My name is Igor Vostrikov, in this fire I have lost my sister Alyona Sabadash, my wife Elena Vostrikova, and my three children, aged seven, five and two years old.

“They died because they were locked in the cinema - and nobody is telling this.

“They called from inside, they asked for help, saying that they were locked in there, 'We can’t breathe…’

“Nobody helped because when fire broke out, all people managed to run away and escape, and those remained inside cinema halls just could not do it. This is the fact.”

11 The deadly fire in Russia is said to have had no working fire alarms and exits were reportedly blocked Credit: Alamy Live News

11 Officials say dozens died in the Russian mall fire due to 'serious violations' in safety regulations and checks are being carried out at other malls including this one in Moscow Credit: Getty - Contributor

11 Officials probing the cause of the fire say the exits were blocked - meaning people were trapped inside the deadly inferno as exits were checked at malls across Russia Credit: Getty - Contributor

11 Fire exits were blocked and terrified families were locked inside the shopping centre as the flames ripped through the four-storey building - this fire exit was safety tested on Monday in Moscow Credit: Getty - Contributor

He wept as he explained how his daughter, two sons, wife and sister “did not have a chance to survive”.

He added: “They were left there to die… this is what I want to say.”

He was out of the city when his wife Elena, 30, and sister Alyona, 23, took his children to the cinema on what should have been a fun family Sunday.

“There were three cinemas there, one was open, people escaped from there, and two others were locked,” he said

“They kept calling… until the last moment.

“I thought it was an act of terror… because when they were calling they said – ‘We are locked here, we can’t breathe, save us!’”

Putin lays flowers at scene of Kemerovo shopping mall fire that killed at least 64

CCTV captures moment Russian Kemerovo shopping centre fire erupts

However it transpired that the fire alarm had been broken almost a week - and no-one had fixed it.

At the cinemas it was routine to lock the doors to stop gate-crashers.

He said: “My wife called me from there and said good-bye…

“My sister called my parents from there and said good-bye… my wife’s last words were – ‘Igoryusha, we are locked inside the cinema, we can’t breathe, we are dying, I love you…

“I stayed connected to her for two more minutes but she was not replying…

“I told her to lie down on the floor, something about clothes… but smoke came within some moments… it all happened in a moment…”

“All of them were calling from there, this is the 21st century, all with mobile phones…”

He insisted: “Let me tell about the number of victims, they are lying you, here we are counting from 200 to 350, maybe more,” he said.

Ten children missing after inferno rips through Russian shopping centre

“When you are watching the news – 64 victims and nine children out of them – it is a lie! It is just a lie!

“Dozens of burned bodies here, dozens of burned bodies! They are lying. Huge shopping centre, three cinema halls, this pet zoo…"

The authorities have strongly denied persistent local reports that there are more victims but the grieving father said: I don’t trust anybody…

“They are standing here, those corrupted bribe-takers, they have their own instructions…

“But if such a tragedy happened, why are you withholding it, why aren’t you telling about it? Three families died… so many victims…”

In a tirade on his social media, the devastated man hit out furiously at Putin over alleged corruption in Russia.

He wrote: “My family is not here anymore.

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“The ruling regime in my country is to blame.

“Every official dreams to steal like Putin.”

After the fire, he said: “They will appoint a scapegoat and close down the case and the threats will remain – negligence, total corruption, drinking and general degradation of the whole population.”

Dozens die as horror fire rips through Russian shopping centre

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