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Tokyo, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire engulfed five houses in Ashikaga City in Tochigi Prefecture of eastern Japan, on Friday, leaving two people dead and one injured, local media said. The fire department received a call shortly after 7 a.m. (local time) reporting visible smoke coming from a house in a residential area of Ashikaga City, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing public broadcaster NHKFirefighters brought the blaze under control about three and a half hours later. Four houses were almost destroye…