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Japan, 〒231-0062 Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Sakuragichō, 1 Chome−１−４５ 新菱冷熱工業（株）
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N35° 27' 12" E139° 37' 44"
(35.453333333333, 139.62888888889)
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The Sakuragichō train fire (桜木町事故, Sakuragichō jiko) occurred on April 24, 1951, when a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the Negishi Line) train approaching Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama hit a loose overhead wire causing a short circuit and starting a fire which killed 106 people and injured 92.
