1 dead after warehouse collapses in Yamaguchi Pref.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:40 JST, September 7, 2022

One died after a building in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, collapsed at around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Part of the second floor of a three-story warehouse belonging to a general merchandise wholesaler collapsed, pinning several cars parked in front of the warehouse under it.

Three employees were trapped in the cars, and firefighters got them out of the vehicles. The remaining two are reportedly conscious.