Gas Company Building

Built in 1922 as the headquarters of the Hiroshima Gas and Electric Railway, when the Hiroshima Electric Railway Company split off in 1942, it became Hiroshima Gas Company. The northeast side facing the hypocenter was smashed, but the southwest side and entrance way supporting the second-story balcony remained. The building burned for two days. The president and 29 others in the building at the time perished. Five who miraculously escaped the building died soon after.

Source: National Archives

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