OSAKA, (Japan): Two male firefighters died in the line of duty while battling a fire at a building in Soemon-cho, Chuo Ward, Osaka, on Monday (Aug 18).
According to the Osaka prefectural police, the firefighters, 55 and 22, were carried to the hospital and confirmed dead.
A woman and three other firefighters were transported to the hospital, but do not have life-threatening injuries.
The fire spread to an adjacent building.
The Osaka Municipal Fire Department received an emergency call reporting a fire on the first floor of a building at around 9.50am on the day.
The incident occurred along the Dotonbori River in Osaka’s Minami district, a bustling commercial area. - The Yomiuri Shimbun
