THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 14, 2022 at 19:00 JST
Police and firefighters continue their search for victims at the Arakawa rice cracker plant in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, operated by Sanko Seika Co., on Feb. 13, two days after a fire broke out there. (Akihito Ogawa)
MURAKAMI, Niigata Prefecture--A sixth body was found in the ruins of a rice cracker factory here following a fire that broke out late at night on Feb. 11 and burned until nearly noon the next day, according to police. [Read More]
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