3 dead in possible arson at cake shop in central Japan

GIFU, Japan - Two people were found dead and another later died at a hospital after a fire broke out at a cake shop in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu on Saturday night, police said, adding that they are investigating the incident as a suspected case of murder and arson.

At around 9 p.m. on Saturday, a person in the building in Motosu made an emergency call reporting that a stabbing had occurred and that someone had spread gasoline on the premises, according to the police. The incident took place outside business hours.