4 people dead in cake shop fire in Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, 1 week after outbreak

The 12th marked one week since a fire broke out at a cake shop in Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, killing and injuring five people. In front of the cake shop, flowers and drinks were placed in memory of the deceased, and in the morning, people could be seen quietly joining hands as they approached the scene.

According to prefectural police, Satomi Sono (66), a cake shop owner who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, died on the afternoon of the 11th. There were four people killed in the incident: a man (66) and a woman (65) both from Motosu City, whose bodies were found in the burnt ruins, and a man (70), a company executive from Mizuho City, Gifu Prefecture, who was found in a car in a store parking lot and was confirmed dead on arrival. In addition, a 65-year-old man from Mizuho City was injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital.

On the morning of the 12th, four men who were acquaintances of the deceased man from Motosu City joined hands and brought flowers, alcohol, and the man's favorite golf ball in front of the cake shop. She told reporters, ``I was indebted to (the man),'' and left the scene.

A woman in her 50s who lives near the scene said she has used the cake shop several times and even talked to Sono. "I'm sorry to hear that he passed away. The cake was very delicious. I want them to find out what happened."