Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash. Seven of the fatalities were from Aeon Mall. Otake's family told local media that she ran into a relative outside the Aeon Mall after the earthquake. "Looking back now, it was not worth a life," Yuse told reporters at the wake, Kyodo reported. While most people in Aeon mall had evacuated shortly after the earthquake, some employees were still in the building about an hour later, when an explosion ripped through the mall.