On the night of the 3rd, a fire broke out in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, and two men were found dead in the burnt remains.
Police are checking the identities of an elderly man and son living in the house and investigating the cause of the fire.
Around 10 pm on the 3rd, a neighbor found a fire in a house in Koganehara, Matsudo City, and notified the fire department.
Six fire trucks came out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was extinguished about three hours later, but the two-story wooden house was completely burned down, and two men were found dead in the burnt remains on the first floor.
According to police, an elderly man and his son live in the house together, and after the fire, they have lost contact with them.
Police are proceeding with confirmation of the identity of the parent and child who died.
In addition, the neighbor who reported it said that the first floor was burning at that time, so police and fire departments are investigating the cause of the fire.
The site is an area where houses and housing complexes are lined up about 2 km east of JR Shin-Matsudo Station.