House burned down Male burns Fire from stove used in cold weather Osaka October 17, 17:39
On the morning of the 17th, a house burned down in Nose-cho, Osaka, and a 71-year-old man living in this house burned his hands.
The man said, "Because it was cold, I put out an oil stove and set it on fire and left the place. After that, the stove was on fire."
After 10:30 am on the 17th, a nearby resident reported to the fire department that "smoke is rising from the house" in Nose Town, Osaka.
The fire was almost extinguished after about two and a half hours, but both the wooden one-story main building and the two-story separation were burned down, and a 71-year-old man living in this house burned his hands and neck at the hospital. I am receiving medical treatment.
According to police, the man said, "It was cold, so I put out an oil stove, set it on fire and left the place. After that, the stove was on fire."
Police are scrutinizing the cause and calling for caution when using the stove.
In Nose Town, the lowest temperature in the morning was 10.6 degrees Celsius, which was more than 2 degrees lower than on the 16th.