Before dawn on the 11th, a fire broke out in a house that doubled as a store in Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, and two people were found dead.
Police are confirming that they have not been able to contact two elderly couples who are believed to live in this house.
After 1:00 am on the 11th, a neighbor reported to the fire department that the house was burning in Takao, Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Five fire engines came out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was extinguished after 5 am on the 11th, about 4 hours later, but the two-story wooden house that doubled as a store was completely burned down, and two people were killed from the burnt remains. Found in.
According to police, police are proceeding with confirmation that they have not been able to contact two elderly couples who are believed to live in this house.
The site is a residential area about 1 km west of JR Orio Station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, and police and fire departments are investigating the detailed cause of the fire.