THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 14, 2022 at 19:00 JST
Part of the roof of the Arakawa rice cracker plant in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, is seen burned down on Feb. 12. (Provided by the Niigata Television Network 21 Inc.)
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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