Two dead, three hospitalized after fire at cake shop in central Japan
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- Two people died and three were taken to hospital after a fire at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture.
- Police said an emergency caller reported a stabbing and that someone had spread gasoline inside the building.
- Investigators are treating the fire as a possible arson case.
Two people were found dead and three others were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a cake shop in Motosu, in central Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, police said.
At about 9 p.m. on Sept. 5, a person inside the building made an emergency call reporting that a stabbing had occurred and that someone had spread gasoline on the premises. The incident happened outside business hours.
Police are investigating the fire as a possible arson case. The shop occupies a two-storey building that also contains a residence.
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