Sanyo electric fan caused fire, killing couple in Tokyo

Sanyo electric fan caused fire, killing couple in Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 23. Sano announced that an old electric fan made by Sanyo Electric Co. around 1970 caused a fire in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 20, killing a couple.

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