Fire near Osaka’s popular tourist attraction Tsutenkaku Tower


The Osaka Municipal Fire Department is conducting firefighting operations. - The Japan News/ANN

OSAKA: A passerby made an emergency call, reporting that smoke was rising at a building in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, around 10.35am local time on Friday (Jan 9).

The Osaka Municipal Fire Department is conducting firefighting operations.

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