Police continue probe into Tokyo fire

Police continue probe into Tokyo fire

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers and firefighters continue their investigation of a building at the popular nightspot Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 2 for clues about the fatal fire that killed 44 people there the day before. They focused on the third floor of the four-story building (covered with plastic sheets), as the fire is thought to have started on that floor.

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