18 years after the fire of the Kabukicho building where 44 people died The bereaved flowers on site | NHK News

18 years after the fire of the Kabukicho building, where 44 people died.

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It was 18 years in a day from the building fire in Shinjuku Kabukicho, Tokyo, where 44 people died.

In the early morning of September 1, 2001, a fire broke out in a multi-tenant building in Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. 44 employees and customers in the 3rd floor Mahjong game store and 4th floor restaurant A person died.

The Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the suspicion of arson, but the survivor visited the place where the building was located on the 31st night as it was 18 years after the fire.

An altar was set up, a candle was set on fire, and white and yellow flowers were combined to create a handmade flower basket that shaped the number of victims.

Then, she wiped her tears and flew soap bubbles into the sky and swallowed the victim.

A 67-year-old mother who lost Aiko Ueda (at that time 26) and her younger sister Ayako (at that time 22) who worked at a restaurant said, “The surroundings are changing rapidly, but my heart is burning. The building is still here. Remember that there was a miserable fire, and the bereaved are aging, so if you have a criminal, please come out and apologize. "

In this fire, things were placed and the fire doors of the building did not close properly, causing a large number of casualties, and the Fire Service Act was amended to increase the authority for on-site inspection of firefighting and malicious violations. Penalties for companies that have been strengthened.

Mother who lost her daughter “How painful and disappointing”

A 69-year-old mother who lost a 23-year-old daughter who worked at a restaurant in a building where a fire broke out, said, “When I think of my daughter, I was reincarnated at that time, and I was reluctant. How daunting and unfortunately the daughter who was involved in the fire in the life of dreams, desperation, and daily life, was inspired by the thoughts of 18 years after that. I strengthened my desire to continue to come to the scene. "