Four apartment fires killed and injured Arrested a man living on the first floor on suspicion of arson

On the night of the 15th, a man was killed in an apartment in Kita-ku, Tokyo, and three people were injured in a fire. ..

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a fire broke out from a two-story wooden apartment in Toshima, Kita-ku, around 9 pm on the 15th.



Twenty-eight fire trucks rushed to extinguish the fire, and the fire was extinguished five and a half hours later.

In addition, three men and women, including passers-by, were injured.



At that time, several residents were evacuating outside the apartment, and when police officers rushed to hear the situation, one of them admitted that he had lit the room with a lighter, so the Metropolitan Police Department Was arrested on the spot on suspicion of arson.



The person who was arrested was Kazuyoshi Kaneda (59), who lives on the first floor of the apartment without a self-proclaimed job. I didn't think about it. "



The site is a residential area about 1 km northeast of JR Oji Station, and the Metropolitan Police Department is proceeding with confirmation of the identity of the dead man and is investigating the situation at that time in detail.

Residents in the vicinity "I was surprised by the noise"

A woman living near the apartment at the site said, "I was surprised that many fire engines came and the surroundings were noisy. I have no relationship with the residents of the apartment, so I do not know what kind of people live." I was talking.