According to a report by the Japanese Asahi newspaper, after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on the afternoon of July 28 local time, a shopping center in Kasumigaoka, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, collapsed.
On the 29th local time, the Kumamoto Prefectural Government announced that two women have died, and one person is in cardiac and respiratory arrest. In addition, five people were injured, but their lives are not in danger.
After the earthquake, an explosion was heard at the shopping center. Government officials revealed that the initial cause of the explosion was a leak of liquefied petroleum gas in the construction equipment.
According to the Kumamoto Prefectural Government, the exact number of people who have gone missing is still being determined.
