Ex-Paloma chief indicted over poisoning death of gas heater user

Ex-Paloma chief indicted over poisoning death of gas heater user

TOKYO, Japan - Former Paloma Industries Ltd. President Toshihiro Kobayashi (file photo), along with another former official of the water heater maker, was indicted without arrest Dec. 11 over the death from carbon monoxide poisoning of a user of one of the company's heaters and injury to the user's brother in 2005, prosecutors said.

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            NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.'' (Kyodo)
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              NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.''
                Paloma Industries HQ

                Paloma Industries HQ

                NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.''
                  Paloma Industries HQ

                  Paloma Industries HQ

                  NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.'' (Kyodo)
                    Paloma Industries HQ

                    Paloma Industries HQ

                    NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.'' (Kyodo)
                      Paloma Industries HQ

                      Paloma Industries HQ

                      NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of water heater maker Paloma Industries Ltd. in Nagoya on Dec. 16, 2010. The company came under fire for failing to address defects in its products, which killed a total of 21 people in Japan over 20 years through 2005. The sign on the top of the building reads ''Paloma.''