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.

More kin of Japanese victims of fire head to Austria

More kin of Japanese victims of fire head to Austria

NARITA, Japan, - Relatives of six of the 10 Japanese nationals who died in a fire Nov. 11 in an Austrian funicular train leave Narita airport on Nov. 26 to claim the bodies. Tomoya Deguchi (L), an elder son of Okihiko Deguchi, a 42-year-old ski instructor who previously served as a demonstrator for the Ski Association of Japan, is one of the relatives.

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.

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.