Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

KAPRUN, Austria - Hitoshi Narahara, father of one of the 10 Japanese victims in a cable car fire in Kaprun in November 2000 which killed 155 people, offers a prayer at a commemorative hall for the victims on Nov. 11, 2010, in the Austrian city. A memorial service was held near the railway bridge of the now-defunct cable car on the 10th anniversary of the accident.

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

KAPRUN, Austria - People gather at a memorial service on Nov. 11, 2010 in Kaprun, Austria, for the victims of a November 2000 cable car fire which killed 155 people. The railway bridge of the now-defunct cable car is captured in back of the crowds.

Postcards from Kaprun train fire victim arrive

Postcards from Kaprun train fire victim arrive

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Postcards from Nao Deguchi, 13, believed to have perished in the fire inside Austria's Mt. Kitzsteinhorn funicular train tunnel at Kaprun on Nov. 11, were received by her relatives in Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 16. Nao visited Kaprun with her father and schoolmates.

Memorial mass for train fire victims held in Kaprun

Memorial mass for train fire victims held in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Nobuko Deguchi (C), representing relatives of Japanese victims, offers flowers at a memorial service held at Kaprun on Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the fire inside the Mt. Kitzsteinhorn funicular train tunnel Nov. 11. Deguchi's husband Okihiko, a ski instructor from Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, and their 13-year-old daughter Nao are believed to have perished in the fire, along with 8 other Japanese.

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.

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

KAPRUN, Austria - The parents of young Japanese believed to have perished in a fire on an Alpine cable car arrive at a hotel in Kaprun, Austria, on Nov. 13. Ten Japanese were reportedly aboard the cable car, which was engulfed in fire Nov. 11 inside a 3-kilometer Alpine tunnel on the way to a ski resort.

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

KAPRUN, Austria - Hitoshi Narahara, father of one of the 10 Japanese victims in a cable car fire in Kaprun in November 2000 which killed 155 people, offers a prayer at a commemorative hall for the victims on Nov. 11, 2010, in the Austrian city. A memorial service was held near the railway bridge of the now-defunct cable car on the 10th anniversary of the accident. (Kyodo)

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

KAPRUN, Austria - People gather at a memorial service on Nov. 11, 2010 in Kaprun, Austria, for the victims of a November 2000 cable car fire which killed 155 people. The railway bridge of the now-defunct cable car is captured in back of the crowds. (Kyodo)

Postcards from Kaprun train fire victim arrive

Postcards from Kaprun train fire victim arrive

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Postcards from Nao Deguchi, 13, believed to have perished in the fire inside Austria's Mt. Kitzsteinhorn funicular train tunnel at Kaprun on Nov. 11, were received by her relatives in Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 16. Nao visited Kaprun with her father and schoolmates.

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.

Memorial mass for train fire victims held in Kaprun

Memorial mass for train fire victims held in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Nobuko Deguchi (C), representing relatives of Japanese victims, offers flowers at a memorial service held at Kaprun on Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the fire inside the Mt. Kitzsteinhorn funicular train tunnel Nov. 11. Deguchi's husband Okihiko, a ski instructor from Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, and their 13-year-old daughter Nao are believed to have perished in the fire, along with 8 other Japanese.

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

KAPRUN, Austria - The parents of young Japanese believed to have perished in a fire on an Alpine cable car arrive at a hotel in Kaprun, Austria, on Nov. 13. Ten Japanese were reportedly aboard the cable car, which was engulfed in fire Nov. 11 inside a 3-kilometer Alpine tunnel on the way to a ski resort.