Two buildings in Hiroshima that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing are to be demolished as they have grown old and are at risk of collapsing in the event of an earthquake, a local committee said recently, despite calls from residents to preserve them.
A Hiroshima Prefectural Government committee said Dec. 4 that it plans by fiscal 2022 to demolish two of the three prefecture-owned buildings of the former Hiroshima Army Clothing Depot.
The two buildings, built in 1913 to produce military clothing and shoes, are located about 2.7 kilometers away from the hypocenter of the bombing. They are among the biggest remaining structures left from the atomic bombing of the city, according to the prefecture.