Overview

• The collapse occurred around 10:30 p.m. on July 13 when a second-floor stair landing gave way at a vacant apartment in Atago, Nagasaki City.
• Emergency responders reported two people plunged into debris, with one person suffering a fatal head injury.
• Police confirmed the deceased is a man in his 40s and said the other individual was injured and taken for treatment.
• The unoccupied apartment sits about one kilometer east of the Sōfukuji tram stop in a residential neighborhood.
• Investigators are reviewing the building’s maintenance records and structural design to determine the cause of the failure.