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Kabukicho fire deathtrap to be razed Workers May 8 began tearing down a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district where a 2001 fire killed 44 people. In terms of death toll, it was the fifth-worst fire in postwar history. The demolition follows a March court-mediated agreement between Kurume Kosan, the company that owns the Myojo 56 Building, and bereaved families. The victims were found in a third-floor mah-jongg parlor and a fourth-floor bar.
The Japan Times Weekly: May 13, 2006 |
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