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Eleven people died in a social aid facility in Sapporo, Japan, mostly dead middle-aged and elderly
【观察者网综合报道】日本共同社2月1日报道,1月31日晚11时40分,位于日本北海道札幌市的一座为生活保障接受者提供暂住的救助建筑发生火灾,共造成11人死亡。死者大部分为生活贫困的中老年人。

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《每日新闻》报道截图:消防员向明火熄灭的建筑继续喷水

据NHK报道称,消防队在1月31日晚11时40分接到报警,称位于札幌市东区的该救助建筑失火,虽然出动了包括40台消防车在内的大量力量进行灭火,但是火势太强,整栋建筑被完全烧毁。

起火的建筑为木结构三层,建筑面积400平方米左右。其中一层和二层都是供住宿的小单间。警方和相关人士表示,该建筑是为正在寻找新住所或新工作的生活无着人士提供暂住的救助设施,食宿费用为一个月36000日元(约2068元人民币)。火灾发生时入住者共有16人,大多都是中老年人士。

在火灾中死亡的11人中8名为男性,3名为女性。5名幸存者中4名为男性,1名为女性,也都是50岁到80岁的中老年人,有3名幸存者在火灾中受到了气管烧伤等轻伤,但没有生命危险。

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《每日新闻》报道截图:消防队员进入过火的建筑内

近年来随着日本老龄化不断加剧,也为消防安全带来了新的问题。老年人聚居的公寓和救助设施往往是消防条件不好的老旧建筑,因此一旦失火往往就造成建筑完全烧毁。老年人的体力又难以自救逃生,也造成了相当大的伤亡。

2015年5月,川崎市两座简易住宿场所建筑发生火灾,死亡11人,均为40岁到80岁的男性。在火灾后进行的消防安全检查中川崎市发现市内还有24座违反建筑标准法律的简易住宿场所。

2017年5月,北九州市小仓北区一座为打日工的人居住的公寓发生火灾,死亡6人,均为50岁到80岁的男性。2017年8月,秋田县横手市的老年单身公寓发生火灾,死亡5人,均为50到70岁的男性。这两座公寓都属于为中老年人提供的包食宿的廉价公寓。

最近的一次类似事件发生在2017年12月,大阪丰中市一座公寓发生火灾,5人死亡。这座公寓的住户也是以独居中老年人为主。
http://www.guancha.cn/internation/2018_02_01_445416.shtml

【Observer Network comprehensive coverage】
Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on February 1 that on the night of January 31, at 1140 hours, a fire broke out in a relief building providing temporary accommodation for livelihood security recipients in Sapporo, Hokkaido, killing 11 people. Most of the dead are middle-aged and elderly people living in poverty.
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Screenshot of Daily News coverage: Firefighters continue to spray water off the open flame
According to the NHK report, the fire brigade received a report on the night of January 31 at 11:40 pm and said that the rescue building in the eastern district of Sapporo had a fire. Although a large amount of fire including 40 fire engines was dispatched to put out the fire, the fire Too strong, the entire building was completely destroyed.
Fire building for the three-story wooden structure, construction area of 400 square meters. One of the first floor and the second floor are for the accommodation of small studio. Police and stakeholders said the building provides temporary shelter for those who are seeking shelter or new jobs, with accommodation costs of 36,000 yen (about 2,068 yuan) a month. There were 16 occupants at the time of the fire, mostly middle-aged and elderly people.
Of the 11 people who died in the fire, eight were men and three were women. Among the five survivors, four were male and one was female, both middle-aged and elderly, aged 50 to 80. Three survivors were slightly injured in trauma such as tracheal injuries but were not life-threatening.
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Screenshot of Daily News coverage: Firefighters enter over-burning buildings
In recent years, with the increasing aging of Japan, it also brings new problems for fire safety. Older condominiums and rescue facilities tend to be old buildings with poor fire conditions, which often cause the building to burn out in the event of a fire. The physical strength of the elderly is difficult to escape by self-help, also caused considerable casualties.
In May 2015, two simple accommodation facilities in Kawasaki City, a building fire broke out, 11 people were killed, aged 40 to 80 men. In the fire safety inspection conducted after the fire, Kawasaki City found that there are 24 simple places of accommodation in the city that violate building standards laws.
In May 2017, a fire broke out in an apartment for Japanese laborers in Kokura, Kitakyushu, killing 6 men, aged 50 to 80. In August 2017, a fire broke out in Yokohama's single-family apartment in Yokohama, Akita, killing five men, aged 50 to 70. Both apartments belong to the budget accommodation for middle-aged and elderly people.
A recent similar incident occurred in December 2017 when a fire broke out in an apartment in Toyonaka, Osaka, killing five people. The apartment's residents are also mainly living alone and middle-aged.
 
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