FUKUSHIMA (Japan), Feb 18 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Three people were found collapsed on Tuesday in an area with a high concentration of toxic gas near a hot spring resort in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, and were later confirmed dead, local fire authorities said.
According to Kyodo News Agency, they were found during a search for the manager, in his 60s, and two employees, in their 50s and 60s, of a hotel in the Takayu Onsen area in the city. The three had gone missing the previous evening after entering the nearby mountains for hot spring maintenance work.
The area had a high concentration of gases, including hydrogen sulphide, according to the authorities.
As of 7.30 am, snow accumulation in the area had reached 146 centimetres, while the temperature was minus 7.7°C.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
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