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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