27 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Twenty-seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials say. The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in a shopping and entertainment area on Friday, the Osaka city fire department said. Twenty-eight people were injured, 27 of whom were found in a state of cardiac arrest, officials said. The cause of the fire and other details were not immediately known. NHK television said Osaka police are investigating the case as a possible arson.