道頓堀どうとんぼりビル火災かさい 死亡しぼうした消防しょうぼう隊員たいいん 建物たてもの内ないの崩落ほうらくで退避たいひできずか

On the 18th, in a fire that burned two buildings facing Dotonbori in Minami, Osaka, interviews with the fire department revealed that the two firefighters who died may have been unable to evacuate after a collapse occurred while they were extinguishing the fire inside the building with another firefighter.

The fire department has set up an accident investigation committee to examine the situation at the time and other related activities.

On the morning of the 18th, just before 10 a.m., there was a fire in two neighboring buildings—a seven-story and a five-story building—facing Dotonbori in Chuo Ward, Osaka. The fire was brought under control about nine hours later.

Captain Takashi Mori 55 and firefighter Kosei Nagatomo 22, who were engaged in firefighting operations, were found unconscious on the 6th floor of the building and were pronounced dead at the hospital to which they were taken.

According to the fire department, four other firefighters and a woman who was nearby were also taken to the hospital, but none of their lives are in danger.

The two people who died were working inside the building with another team member, making three of them in total, but it is believed that a collapse occurred and they were unable to get out.

The other team member was able to evacuate from the building, but reportedly suffered burns believed to be caused by the collapse. The Osaka City Fire Department plans to set up an accident investigation committee to examine the situation at the time and other related activities.

On the other hand, the police and fire department plan to conduct an on-site investigation on the 19th to examine in detail the cause of the fire and other related factors.

*When this article was first published, we reported that the fire was extinguished about seven hours later, but the correct information is about nine hours later.

Sorry about that.