Powerful fire breaks out in Japanese Osaka | News from Germany on world events

A powerful fire broke out in the Osaka business district, the third most populous city in Japan. This was announced on Friday, December 17, by the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK.

According to her, the fire broke out on the fourth floor of one of the buildings at about 10.30 local time (04.30 Moscow time). 28 people were injured, 27 of them had cardiac and respiratory arrest, and therefore a large number of victims is expected. Their number is being specified. The victims were taken to hospitals with no signs of life.

The building housed a clinic

As reported by AFP, a clinic was located on this floor in the building, which provided both general medical and mental health services. According to firefighters, the fire was brought under control within half an hour. According to the report, at least 70 calculations were involved.

The reason for the emergency is being specified

Television footage from the scene shows blackened charred structures in rooms on the fourth floor of an eight-story building. What caused the emergency is being clarified.

At the end of November, in Osaka, a fire covered an area of about 10 thousand square meters, about 60 fire brigades and a helicopter were involved in extinguishing. There were about 100 people in the six-story warehouse building, all of them were evacuated.

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