Sennichi Department Store Building fire

When

13 May 1972

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

34.67° N, 135.50° E

Description

1972 building fire in Osaka, Japan

Deaths

118

Injured

81

1972 building fire in Osaka, Japan

The Sennichi Department Store Building fire occurred in Sennichimae, Minami-ku, Osaka, Japan on May 13, 1972. The fire killed at least 118 people and injured another 78. It was the deadliest department store fire in Japan. The building that housed the department store also contained various other businesses, including a cabaret. All of the victims had been in the cabaret.

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