11 Killed In Fire At Japanese Welfare Facility
16 views · Published 2 February 2018 · 1:22 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics
In Japan, local authorities had launched a probe into the cause of fire at a facility to support senior people living on welfare in Sapporo which killed 11 people and injured three others, late on Wednesday. The victims, eight men and three women, were among 16 residents of the facility and had yet to be identified. Fire fighters were first alerted of the incident at 11:42 pm local time. Seven of the residents were found dead on the first floor and another four bodies were found on the second floor. The fire was extinguished at around 11:40 am on Thursday. Of the five surviving residents, three aged between their 50s and 80s were injured and being treated in a hospital but their condition was not life-threatening. Local media reported that the home were in violation of local safety regulations and did not have sprinklers installed, common at housing open to people with low incomes.
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