(Update) 2 Firefighters Dead in Fire in Osaka

   Osaka, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--A fire broke out in the busy Minami entertainment district in the western Japan city of Osaka on Monday morning, leaving two firefighters dead.
   Four other firefighters and a woman in her 20s were taken to hospital but remain conscious, according to the Osaka prefectural police department and the city's fire department.
   The fire destroyed about 100 square meters of seven-story and five-story buildings near Ebisu Bridge over the Dotonbori River, an area bustling with young people and tourists. The fire was extinguished in three hours with 65 fire trucks mobilized.
   The deceased were identified as Takashi Mori, 55, and Mitsunari Nagatomo, 22. Both were found on the sixth floor of the building and confirmed dead at the hospital.

(2025/08/18-19:12)