2 boys die, 3 people injured in Yamaguchi Pref. fire

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Investigators examine a gutted two-story wooden house in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 9 where two boys -- Kotaro Ikebe, 10 and his 8-year-old brother Masahiro -- died in a late night fire on Jan. 8. Three other people were injured in the blaze.

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