Fire in Akasaka Sauna Room Kills Two; Emergency Button Receiver Suspected Off When Fire Broke Out

The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:16 JST,
December 17, 2025
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have found that the power to the emergency button receiver was turned off in the office of a private sauna located in the Akasaka district, Tokyo, where a couple was killed after a fire broke out on Monday, according to investigative sources.
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