Memorial held for victims of Austrian cable car fire

Memorial held for victims of Austrian cable car fire

SALZBURG, Austria - Prayers are said at a mass at a Salzburg church on Nov. 10 in memory of the 155 victims who were killed in the Nov. 11, 2000 fire inside a 3.2-kilometer funicular train tunnel through the 3.203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn. About 300 people, including Shigeharu Maruyama, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Vienna, attended the mass sponsored by the Salzburg state government in central Austria.

Austrian President Klestil speaks at memorial service

Austrian President Klestil speaks at memorial service

SALZBURG, Austria - Austrian President Thomas Klestil delivers a eulogy during a memorial service at a Salzburg cathedral Nov. 17 for the 155 victims of the Nov. 11 mountain-train fire. The 155 were killed in the blaze inside a 3.2-kilometer funicular tunnel through the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn. The victims include 92 Austrians, 37 Germans, 10 Japanese, eight Americans and four Slovenians.

Memorial service held for victims of Austria train fire

Memorial service held for victims of Austria train fire

SALZBURG, Austria - Japanese mourners cry at a memorial service Nov. 17 for the 155 victims of the Nov. 11 mountain-train fire. The service was held at a Salzburg cathedral and drew victims' relatives and government dignitaries. The 155 were killed in the blaze inside a 3.2-kilometer funicular tunnel through the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn. They include 92 Austrians, 37 Germans, 10 Japanese, eight Americans and four Slovenians.

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Relatives of the 10 Japanese victims in a train fire mourn in front of an altar in Kaprun, Austria, Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the disaster. The fire engulfed a two-car funicular train packed with skiers inside a 3.2-kilometer tunnel. The group was on its way up the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn on Nov. 11. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of all the victims.

Bodies of 4 Japanese identified in Austrian alpine fire

Bodies of 4 Japanese identified in Austrian alpine fire

TOKYO, Japan - Four of the bodies recovered following the Nov. 11 fire on an alpine funicular train in Austria were identified Nov. 22 as those of Japanese nationals. The bodies were identified as Okihiko Deguchi, 42; his daughter Nao, 13; (top left and right), Ayaka Katoono, 14; and Maki Sakakibara, 25. (bottom left and right). The four were among 10 Japanese skiers who perished in the fire. A total of 155 people died when a fire gutted the funicular train inside a 3.2-kilometer tunnel through Mt. Kitzsteinhorn.

Austrian President Klestil speaks at memorial service

Austrian President Klestil speaks at memorial service

SALZBURG, Austria - Austrian President Thomas Klestil delivers a eulogy during a memorial service at a Salzburg cathedral Nov. 17 for the 155 victims of the Nov. 11 mountain-train fire. The 155 were killed in the blaze inside a 3.2-kilometer funicular tunnel through the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn. The victims include 92 Austrians, 37 Germans, 10 Japanese, eight Americans and four Slovenians.

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Relatives of the 10 Japanese victims in a train fire mourn in front of an altar in Kaprun, Austria, Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the disaster. The fire engulfed a two-car funicular train packed with skiers inside a 3.2-kilometer tunnel. The group was on its way up the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn on Nov. 11. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of all the victims.