1 dead, 2 unconscious in building fire near Tokyo

TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out early Tuesday at a three-story building housing a veterinary clinic and residences in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, killing one person and leaving two others unconscious, authorities said.

The blaze was reported at around 3:50 a.m. local time, after a man walking by alerted firefighters that smoke was coming from the third floor of the building in the city of Ya