2 Dead, 3 Taken to Hospital in Fire at Cake Shop in Central Japan
Police suspect one of 11 people inside the shop was involved after gasoline was sprayed and a stabbing was reported, officials said.
- On Saturday night, a fire broke out at the Sunrise cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, leaving two people dead and three others hospitalized.
- The shop owner, a 66-year-old woman, was hosting a gathering of 10 acquaintances when the incident occurred, meaning 11 people were inside the two-story building at the time.
- An emergency call at around 9 p.m. reported that someone was stabbed and gasoline had been spread on the premises, prompting police to suspect one of the attendees was involved.
- Three people were transported to the hospital, where one later died, bringing total fatalities to three; about 300 square meters of the building near Kitagata Makuwa Station were burned.
- The Gifu Prefectural Police are investigating the incident, which occurred outside business hours at the shop celebrating its 20th anniversary; the blaze was extinguished roughly three hours later.
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The 20th anniversary celebration of the Sunrise Cake Shop in Japan ended tragically. A fire killed three people, allegedly preceded by a stabbing and dousing with gasoline.
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Three people were killed in a suspected murder and arson attack at a cake shop in Japan's Gifu prefecture, with police investigating whether the culprit was among those at a gathering.
Around 9 p.m. on the 5th, a fire broke out at the cake shop "Sunrise" in Sokei, Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture. The two-story steel-framed building, which served as both a shop and residence, covered approximately 300 square meters, and the bodies of two unidentified individuals, a man and a woman, were found in the ruins. The head of the household, Mr. Sono…
Fire at central Japan pastry shop kills 2, injures 3
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