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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Fire at Japan Medical Association...[ 852 ]

Fire at Japan Medical Association was accidentally started by worker, not a threat

(The Mainichi News, Japan) April 8, 2010

A fire that occurred at the Japan Medical Association (JMA) in Tokyo late last week has turned out to have been caused inadvertently by an employee and was not a threat against the organization, as had initially been suspected, police said.

The fire broke out at the JMA office in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on April 2, after a potted orchid delivered to the office caught fire and burned the floor of its reception room, drawing suspicions that it could be a threat against the association over its presidential election held the day before.

However, an association employee in his 60s confessed to Komagome Police Station that he was to blame for the fire during voluntary questioning.

"As there were no scissors around, I tried to burn off the film wrapping (for the potted plant) with a lighter and it caught fire," the employee was quoted as telling police. "I couldn't help keeping the truth to myself on the day of the fire."

The potted orchid was delivered from a department store as a present by a pharmaceutical company in Tokyo, celebrating the election of its new president on April 1, according to sources close to the investigation. While several employees were trying to cut open the transparent film wrapping the plant, it suddenly caught fire, burning part of the floor.

Police initially investigated the case as a possible threat against the association, but no firing device or flammable substance was found. Investigators also looked into the possibility that chemical fertilizer in the pot ignited spontaneously, but the real cause of the fire had remained a mystery.

After investigators questioned employees who were present at the scene on the day again, the male employee in his 60s made the confession, saying, "Since the issue was escalating, I thought I can't cause any further trouble."

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