A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennichi_Department_Store_Building_fire" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sennichi Department Store Building fire">fire</a> occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths).