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ID Code | YKUNIHIRA0001 |
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Title | South side of the Hiroshima Gas head office |
Photographer | Yukio Kunihira |
Date | On August 9, 1945 |
Location | Ote-machi |
Distance from hypocenter | 210meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | Yes |
Owner | Mainichi Newspapers |
Custodian | Mainichi Newspapers,Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | The south side of the Hiroshima Gas head office. The building, which was located close to the hypocenter, collapsed except for its southwest corner and burned. The fire is said to have lasted for two days. The roughly 30 employees who had come to work all died, including those who escaped the building. |
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