Two firefighters killed in deadly Osaka blaze

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Two firefighters have been killed and at least four people injured in a fire that broke out on Monday (Aug 18) morning in Osaka’s popular Dotonbori entertainment and shopping district   The blaze was reported around 9.50am local time at a seven-storey building housing restaurants and businesses.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two firefighters were killed, and at least four others injured in a fire on Monday morning

00:10in Osaka's popular Dotonbori Entertainment and Shopping district.

00:15The blaze was reported around 9.50 a.m. local time at a seven-story building housing restaurants

00:20and businesses.

00:22Police said it began on the first floor before quickly engulfing the structure.

00:26The two firefighters who died were trapped on the building's sixth floor while battling

00:31the blaze.

00:32Of the four injured, three were firefighters, all of whom are now in stable condition at

00:37a local hospital.

00:38The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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