What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 2021
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 34.70° N, 135.50° E
- Description
- 17 December 2021 fire in Kita-ku, Osaka City, Japan
- Deaths
- 25
- Injured
- 4
- Cause
- arson
2021 Osaka building fire
Suspected arson attack in Osaka, Japan
On 17 December 2021, a fire occurred in a psychiatric clinic located on the fourth floor of the Dojima Kita Building in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The fire is suspected to have been started deliberately. It killed 26 people and injured another.
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