Fire breaks out near Osaka’s landmark Tsutenkaku Tower; no injuries
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The police said a fire started in a wooden building near the tourist attraction Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka on Jan 9.
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OSAKA – A fire broke out on Jan 9 in a shopping street near Tsutenkaku Tower, a popular tourist attraction in the western Japanese city of Osaka, but no injuries were reported, and the blaze was brought under control.
The operator of the 108m tower said the outdoor observatory and other facilities were unaffected by the incident.
The police said the fire started in a three-story wooden building, where a butcher shop occupied the first floor and a meat-processing workspace on the second. Three employees who were inside the building at the time evacuated on their own.
A person familiar with the building’s operations said the fire may have started after a pot was left on a stove on the second floor and spread to the wall. The police are investigating the cause.
An emergency call reporting smoke was made at 10.35am (9.35am Singapore time). The area was soon filled with smoke as authorities set up cordons, with some tourists seen watching from nearby.
The fire was brought under control about 90 minutes later. KYODO NEWS
