One fire kills one person in a house Saitama Fujimi December 21 12:39

A house was burned in a fire in Fujimi-shi, Saitama on the 21st, one was found dead, and three were transported to a hospital, one of whom was unconscious.

Around 8:30 a.m. on the 21st, a neighbor found a fire coming out of a three-story wooden house from Yutaka Aoki (73) in Fujimino East, Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture, and reported it to the fire department.

The fire was almost extinguished approximately 40 minutes later, but police said one person had been found dead near the kitchen on the ground floor of the scorch.

Aoki, a 40-year-old man who lives with her daughter, and a 7-year-old grandson's boy were brought to the hospital, three of whom were unconscious and two of whom were dead. That there is no distinction.

He lived in the house with six people, and his 40-year-old daughter, who lived with him, had no escape and his 11-year-old grandson was out.

Following the fire, police were unable to contact Aoki's 70-year-old wife, and the police are ascertaining the body as Aoki's wife.

Police and fire departments are investigating the cause of the fire, as the kitchen on the first floor burns intensely.

The site is a residential area about 400 meters away from Fujimino Station on the Tobu Tojo Line.