Building fire at Ikaho Onsen Calling for evacuation of nearby guests Gunma September 21, 18:36
On the afternoon of the 21st, a fire broke out from the building of an accommodation facility that is not open at Ikaho Onsen in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture, and fire fighting activities are continuing.
At the moment, there is no information about injured people, but the hot spring town, which is crowded with tourists, was temporarily noisy.
Around 3:00 pm on the 21st, a fire department was notified that "smoke is coming out of the building" at Ikaho Onsen in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture.
According to the police, the fire broke out at the 8-story "Aburaya Ryokan Hotel Koyo", which is not open, and 6 fire engines and other vehicles were out to extinguish the fire, but as of 6 pm, it has not been extinguished. ..
At the time of the fire, there were no people in the building, and so far there is no information such as injured people.
The site is a building located up the stone steps of the tourist attraction of Ikaho Onsen, and inns and hotels are lined up nearby.
According to the fire department, the fire spread to a store selling souvenirs next to the building where the fire broke out, so the police evacuated to guests and employees such as inns and hotels within a radius of about 100 meters. I am calling for you to do so.
Smoke was violently emitted from the building where the fire broke out, and white smoke flooded the entire hot spring town, and the hot spring town, which was crowded with tourists, was temporarily noisy.
According to the local tourist association, more than 40 inns and hotels in Ikaho Onsen, which is a member, were almost full because they were on four consecutive holidays.