House burned down One person dead One person unconscious unconscious heavy body Ibaraki Tsuchiura February 8 14:52

On the morning of August 8, a fire burned down in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, killing a 78-year-old woman living in the house and leaving her 49-year-old daughter unconscious.

At 7:00 am on the 8th, a nearby inhabitant reported to the fire department that a fire was starting from the second floor of the house in Kamitakatsu, Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

The fire was extinguished after about two and a half hours, but a two-storey wooden house, about 100 square meters, was burnt down.

According to police and fire, two parents and children living in this house were rescued and transported to a hospital. Of these, Mr. Kyomi Sagami (78) died, and the 49-year-old daughter was unconscious. is.

At that time, there were three people in the house, Mr. Sagami, her husband, and her eldest daughter, but her husband was not injured.

The site is a residential area about two kilometers northeast of the Sakura Tsuchiura interchange on the Joban Expressway. Police and fire departments are investigating the cause of the fire.