Five dead in fire at Japan rice cracker factory; firefighters work through the night to control fire

Tokyo, Feb 12, 2022 (AFP): Five people have died in a blaze at a rice cracker factory in Japan, police said Saturday, with firefighters working through the night to extinguish the inferno.

Around 30 workers were on site when the fire broke out at the facility in northern Niigata prefecture around midnight, local media reported. The cause of the fire is unclear.