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3 die in residential fire in Ibaraki

Three people died in a residential fire in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, police said Sunday. Hiroshi Watanabe, 60, his wife Mieko, 57, and his mother Fuku, 85, were found on the first floor of their house, according to police. The fire broke out at... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, Mar 09 2008

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