Fire at welfare facility in Sapporo kills 11

NHK -- Feb 01

Eleven people died in a fire at a support facility for people on welfare in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Wednesday night.

Witnesses saw smoke pouring from the 3-story facility in the city of Sapporo at around 11:40 PM.

Local police say firefighters rescued 5 people.

The facility is located in a residential area about 1 kilometer north of the city center.

Feb 01 (ANNnewsCH) - 先月31日夜遅く、札幌市にある自立支援のための施設で火事があり、焼け跡から11人が遺体で見つかりました。 発生から6時間以上が経った今も現場のアパートからは煙が上がっています。屋根の部分は崩れているのが確認できます。