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Fire Burns Tokyo Historic Golden Gai District: Man Arrested
A fire that broke out Tuesday the 12th in the Golden Gai entertainment district in the Kabukicho district in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, destroyed four buildings and left two people injured.
The fire started at about 1:20 pm
The Tokyo Fire Department dispatched more than 30 firetrucks to battle the blaze. Power cuts left hundreds of businesses and homes in the cold and dark of the night.
A woman in her 60s suffered smoke inhalation.
According to police sources, security camera footage shows the fire breaking out from the second floor of a building. A man, wearing a hat and jacket and carrying a backpack, is seen leaving the premises.
https://mikadoshimbun.com/News/2016/37-Fire-Burns-Tokyo-Historic-Golden-Gai.html