Saka Arson News Today

Mourners lay flowers on the first anniversary of a deadly fire at an Osaka mental health clinic that claimed the lives of 26 people and the suspected arsonist.

Prosecutors on March 17 posthumously dropped an arson case against a man over charges of murder and arson at an Osaka mental health clinic last December that left him and 26 others dead.

Police have referred to prosecutors the case of a man suspected of murder and arson at an Osaka mental health clinic last December that resulted in the deaths of 26 people as well as the suspect, according to investigative sources

The suspect in a fatal fire at a mental clinic in Osaka last week is believed to have attempted to seal the emergency exit with adhesive tape from the outside to prevent people from escaping.