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ID Code 1101-0011
Artifact Name Desk Pierced by Glass Fragments
Donor Hosokawa Yoshio
Receiving Date 2001/05/18
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 1050×310×765
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 3500
Number 1
Location Hijiyama, Niho areas
Description All the windows on the bomb side of Hosokawa's house were smashed by the blast,and countless glass fragments pierced the desk standing on that side.The blast also left the house leaning south.Yoshio's father,Isamatsu,(72) and mother,Mume,(71) were both exposed at their building demolition work site near Tsurumi Bridge.Both were severely burned and died.

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