▁Hospital ▁from ▁inj uries ▁he ▁sust ained ▁during ▁an ▁aircraft ▁accident . ▁The ▁ra id ▁target ed ▁four ▁key ▁areas : ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁rail road ▁line , ▁the ▁area ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁rail road ▁station , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁target . ▁Of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁residents , ▁ 8 , 8 4 1 ▁were ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁fir est orm s , ▁which ▁destroyed ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁three ▁square ▁miles — 2 1 % ▁of ▁K obe ' s ▁urban ▁area . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁city ▁covered ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 4   square ▁miles   ( 3 6   km ²). ▁More ▁than ▁ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁had ▁their ▁homes ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁another ▁million ▁people ▁were ▁dam aged . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ra id , ▁ 2 8 0 ▁Japanese ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁sp otted , ▁ 9 6 ▁of ▁which ▁engaged ▁the ▁B - 2 9 ▁bom bers ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 ▁attacks ; ▁this ▁constit uted ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁f igh ters ▁sight ed ▁to ▁those ▁attack ing ▁than ▁previously ▁experienced ▁during ▁a ▁night ▁ra id ▁over ▁Japan . ▁Three ▁bom bers ▁were ▁lost ▁during ▁the ▁ra id , ▁but ▁the ▁reason / s ▁for ▁their ▁losses ▁is / are ▁unknown . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁air men ▁in ▁the ▁down