Japan's Hall of Fame pitcher Choji Murata dies after fire at his house

Japanese Hall of Fame pitcher Choji Murata died after being taken to hospital following a fire at his house in Tokyo early Friday, police said. He was 72.Murata was found unconscious sitting in a room on the house's second floor, local police and firefighters said, adding some 40 square meters of that floor burned.They believe the fire originated in the second-floor living room at around 3:10 a.m. and are investigating its cause. There were no signs of forced entry, and Murata showed no major physical injuries, according to the police.It took nearly four hours for firefighters to get the bl…READ FULL ARTICLE