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1923 Tokyo fire from earthquake

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The location here is in the Honjo (Sumida ward) district of Tokyo near the Sumida River where more than 40,000 people sought shelter in the park near the Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho (Military Clothing Depot).  The fire surrounding the park caused air to rise quickly forming a tornado-like firestorm which succeeded in sucking the air (oxygen) out of the area.  At least 38,000 people suffocated to death in the park.  The surrounding fires and river prevented escape.  The precise location of the park needs to be found. 

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1923 Great Kantō earthquake is located in Japan

The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大震災 Kantō daishinsai) struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 11:58:44 am JST (2:58:44 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and 10 minutes.[2] This was the deadliest earthquake in Japanese history, and at the time was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake later surpassed that record, at magnitude 9.0.

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