3 dead in possible gas poisoning near Japan hot spring resort
Three people were found collapsed on Tuesday in an area with a high concentration of toxic gas near a hot spring resort in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, and were later confirmed dead, local fire authorities said, Kyodo reports.
They were found during a search for the manager, in his 60s, and two employees, in their 50s and 60s, of a hotel in the Takayu Onsen area in the city. The three had gone missing the previous evening after entering the nearby mountains for hot spring maintenance work.
The area had a high concentration of gases, including hydrogen sulfide, according to the authorities.
As of 7:30 a.m., snow accumulation in the area reached 146 centimeters, while the temperature was minus 7.7 C.
Earlier it was reported that Japan will revise laws on disaster prevention and relief.