Coverage dated December 16, 2021

Up to 27 feared dead in building fire in Japan

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Junko Ogura, CNN Up to 27 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in a shopping district in Osaka, Japan, according to the Osaka Fire department. The local fire department received reports of a fire on the fourth floor of a building in the Kita district at 10:18 a.m

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Japan: 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Fire department officials said 27 people were found in a state of cardiac arrest after a fire broke out in a building in the western Japanese city. Police are investigating arson as a possible cause.

  2. NPR

    More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka, Japan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the major business and entertainment area of Kitashinchi, fire officials say. Police are investigation arson as a possible cause.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Up to 27 feared dead in building fire in Japan (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Junko Ogura, CNN Up to 27 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in a shopping district in Osaka, Japan, according to the Osaka Fire department. The local fire department received reports of a fire on the fourth floor of a building in the Kita district at 10:18 a.m

  4. NBC News

    At least 27 people feared dead in blaze in Japanese city of Osaka (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Police were investigating suspected arson in the fire at a psychiatry clinic, which was mostly extinguished within 30 minutes.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, and police are investigating arson as a possible cause. The

  6. The Guardian

    Osaka building fire: fears 27 people have died in Japan blaze (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Footage shows dozens of firefighters working on the eight-storey building that housed mental health services and medical care

  7. France 24

    27 feared dead in building fire in Japan's Osaka (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze at a building in a commercial district of the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, the local fire department said.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Twenty-seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials say, and police are investigating arson as a possible

  9. Triblive

    Suspected arson in downtown Osaka building leaves 24 dead (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    OSAKA, Japan — A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan on Friday left 24 dead in what police were investigating as a possible case of arson and murder. Police were searching for a man in his 50s to

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Japan: 19 killed in Osaka building fire — reports | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    At least 19 have died after suffering a cardiac arrest from a fire that broke out in a building in the western Japanese city, reported Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Police are investigating arson as a possible cause.

  11. Voice of America

    At Least 27 Feared Dead in Japan Clinic Blaze (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Police were investigating suspected arson at the psychiatry clinic

  12. Fox10 Phoenix

    Osaka fire: 24 dead after suspected arson attack in Japanese building (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A fire in Osaka, Japan, on Friday left 24 dead in what police were treating as a possible case of arson.

  13. New York Times

    27 Feared Dead in Suspected Arson at Office Building in Japan (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The fire consumed the fourth floor of the building in Osaka, which housed a medical office.

  14. WTOP Washington DC

    Japan’s NHK television says 27 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan's NHK television says 27 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Dozens feared dead in Japan building fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    NHK says 27 people are feared dead after a fire broke out at a building in western Osaka.

  16. Forbes

    At Least 24 Dead After Fire Breaks Out In Japanese Clinic, Police Suspect Arson (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The death toll may rise further as three other people who were pulled from the building showed no signs of life.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Japan (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Police are investigating arson as a possible cause of a blaze in western Japan that authorities fear has killed at least 20 people.

  18. France 24

    More than 20 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka, Japan (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least 27 people were feared killed on Friday when a fire broke out in a commercial building in a shopping district in the Japanese city of Osaka.

  19. The Hill

    27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka, Japan (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    At least 27 people are feared to have died on Thursday after a fire broke out in a building located in central Osaka, Japan.

  20. KVOA Tucson

    24 killed in fire at building in Japan (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    OSAKA, Japan -- At least 24 people are dead after a fire broke out at a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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