Sennichi Department Store Building fire

Sennichi Department Store Building fire
Native name 千日デパート火災
DateMay 13, 1972 (1972-05-13)
Location1 Nambashinchi Sanbancho, Minami-ku, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates34°40′0.1″N 135°30′9.4″E / 34.666694°N 135.502611°E / 34.666694; 135.502611
CauseUnknown
Deaths118
Missing81

The Sennichi Department Store Building fire occurred in Sennichimae, Minami-ku (now Chuo-ku), Osaka, Japan on May 13, 1972. The fire killed at least 118 people and injured another 78. It was the deadliest department store fire in Japan. The building that housed the department store also contained various other businesses, including a cabaret. All of the victims had been in the cabaret.