4 killed, 3 unconscious in predawn fire at Kobe apartment complex

Four people were killed with three others unconscious after a fire broke out early Sunday at an apartment building in Kobe, western Japan, authorities said.Firefighters received a call around 1:35 a.m. from a neighbor of the three-story housing complex in Hyogo Ward of the city saying that black smoke was coming out of a window on the first floor.The four, who were confirmed dead at the scene, were identified as Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, 77, Tadao Murakami, 86, Toshihiko Kimura, 78, and Masayuki Tsuda, 79, according to police and residents. They all lived on the first floor of the complex.Of the…READ FULL ARTICLE