Postal Savings Office, Hiroshima Branch Building

Postal Savings Office, Hiroshima Branch Building

 Because of the intense blast from the atomic bomb which detonated at 8:15 a.m. on 6 August 1945, bookshelves, desks and chairs as well as window panes of the four-story reinforced concrete building were blown to pieces, resulting in a large number of casualties among the employees inside.
 Although the surroundings were enveloped in raging flames, some thirty employees remained inside the building, fighting bravely against the fire, and thus saved it from destruction.
 They had great difficulty collecting and putting in order the original register cards which had been scattered in all directions.
(Quote from relief)


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