THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 9, 2022 at 19:09 JST
A two-story house in Higashi-Murayama, western Tokyo, is destroyed in a fire that broke out at around 3:15 a.m. on May 9. The fire was extinguished roughly two hours later, leaving four residents dead. (Provided by a nearby resident)
Four residents died in a raging house fire that broke out in the early hours of May 9 in western Tokyo, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. [Read More]
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