A fire broke out in a 14-story apartment building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward early Saturday, killing two women and injuring 13 other residents, police and fire fighters said.
The fire started in the apartment of Yasuteru Maruta, 50. One of the deceased women is believed to be his 48-year-old wife, Yoko.
Their 25-year-old daughter Kaori, who jumped from the balcony after suffering extensive burns, died at a hospital shortly afterward.
The 13 others, who suffered minor injuries, were admitted to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation, they said.
The fire broke out at around 4 a.m. and damaged parts of the fourth and fifth floors. It was extinguished 2 1/2 hours later, fire officials said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.