Seven people were killed and three injured on Sunday when a fire broke out at a hotel in southwestern Japan, a media report said.
The fire occurred at Hotel Prince in Fukuyama city at around 7 a.m.
Three men and four women were killed, reported Xinhua citing the media report.
Three were injured, one of whom was in a critical condition.
Police said some 20 guests were staying at the three-storey hotel when the incident took place.