
Debris is seen on the sidewalk in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, on Wednesday morning.
14:17 JST, May 31, 2023
OSAKA – Part of the facade of a six-story building scheduled for demolition collapsed onto the sidewalk in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, on Wednesday morning.
A passerby reported the incident to the police at around 9:55 a.m.
No one was injured.
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