Large fire breaks out in Osaka near tourist landmark Tsutenkaku Tower
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At least 26 emergency vehicles were deployed to the site, public broadcaster NHK reported.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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TOKYO – A large fire broke out at a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Jan 21.
The fire broke out on the first floor of a five-storey building.
At least 26 emergency vehicles were deployed to the site, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing local police and fire departments.
Live images showed part of the building, on a shopping street in downtown Osaka, still burning and dark smoke billowing into the skyline.
No other details including whether there were any casualties were available. REUTERS
