4 perish in residential fire in Chiba

Saturday 26th July, 04:14 AM JST

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suckit at 02:53 PM JST - 25th July

murder suicide???
some14some at 03:52 PM JST - 25th July

murder suicide???

99.99% yes.
ramblingjack at 04:29 PM JST - 25th July

no info on how the housefire started.

In some countries the media not only communicate the news but they also serve as an avenue to educate people. How many Japanese people even know that it will be compuslory from 31st May 2009 to fit a smoke alarm? In Japan they are often ignorantly referred to as a firealarm. Smoke suffocates and kills more sleeping people first before the fire takes hold anyway. Educate. There seems to be an unneccesarily high number of articles that report housefires resulting in death in Japan. Perhaps the media should take the opportunity in the same article to educate their readers that smoke/fire alarms SAVE lives.
melissamt at 04:32 PM JST - 25th July

Really? Whoa! Someone I knew fell into an open fire burning rubbish (was it?). Some said he had a heart attack, but most said it was suicide. It is interesting how suicide in Japan differs from that of the West (hanging, jumping off a bridge, ODing). I am going to read an article about it I found online for better understanding.
Youdontknow at 09:55 PM JST - 25th July

OMG! My heart and prayers go out to the husband. I can't even imagine what he must be going through right now!!
moonbeams at 11:43 PM JST - 25th July

Poor husband. Have some class and wait for some evidence before claiming "murder suicide" when a family died.