2021 Osaka building fire
17 December 2021 fire in Kita-ku, Osaka City, Japan
On 17 December 2021, a fire broke out in Osaka, Japan. It happened at the Nishi Umeda clinic for the mind and body of workers, a psychiatric clinic, on the fourth floor of the Dojima Kita Building in Kita-ku. The fire is suspected to have been an arson attack. Twenty-six people, including the suspect, were killed.[1] Three others were injured, including the suspect.[2]
| 2021 Osaka building fire | |
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| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°55′59.0″N 135°47′34.6″E / 34.933056°N 135.792944°E |
| Date | 17 December 2021 10:20 a.m. JST, UTC+09:00 |
Attack type | Arson |
| Weapon | Paper Bag flammable liquid |
| Deaths | 27 (including the suspect) |
Injured | 1 |
| Accused | Morio Tanimoto died without being legally accused of this attack on 30 December 2021 |
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- ↑ "24 confirmed dead in suspected case of arson in Osaka". The Japan Times. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
