On the morning of the 23rd, a fire extinguishing system malfunctioned in a parking lot in the basement of a building in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and carbon dioxide was emitted, killing two workers who were inspecting.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the detailed situation.
After 11:00 am on the 23rd, in the parking lot on the first basement floor of an 8-story building in Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, the fire department was notified that "carbon dioxide was accidentally sprayed. People are still left behind." was.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, two male workers in their 50s and 30s and one security guard at the building were taken to the hospital, after which two workers were confirmed dead.
The guards are not deadly.
The fire extinguishing equipment is a type that emits carbon dioxide, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the detailed situation, assuming that it malfunctioned for some reason and ejected carbon dioxide, resulting in carbon dioxide poisoning.
The site is a corner of restaurants and buildings about 400 meters from JR Shimbashi Station.