In July last year, a restaurant exploded in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, killing and injuring 20 people because the gas pipes installed that did not comply with national standards were corroded and subsequent inspections were not carried out properly. On the 2nd, the police sent documents to the president of the store operating company and the person in charge of the company that installed the gas pipe and the corporation that inspected it on suspicion of accidental fatal injury in business. bottom.
In July last year, an explosion occurred at the "Shabushabu Onna Koriyama Shin Sakuradori Store" in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, killing a man who was working on the renovation of the store and causing serious and minor injuries to 19 people including neighboring residents. The remainder was damaged.
Police investigations to date have shown that the gas pipes in the tufts have cracks and holes that appear to have been created by pre-explosion corrosion, and that the propane gas that leaked from them ignited for some reason.
According to investigators, the gas pipe in question was installed in a manner that did not comply with national standards when the store was constructed in 2006, and was left unattended without measures to prevent corrosion. It means that the institution also recognized it and decided that there was no problem without checking it in detail.
In addition, the police said on the 2nd that the accident occurred because the store management company did not manage the store properly, and the company and inspection that installed the gas pipe with the president of the store management company at that time. A total of four people, including the person in charge of the security agency who did the work, were sent documents on suspicion of accidental fatal injury.
In addition, the man who died was also sent a document on suspicion of accidental injury due to work, saying that the relationship with the explosion could not be denied.