On the afternoon of the 8th, three men who were exchanging pumps in a well that pumps hot springs managed by a hot spring inn in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City were taken to the hospital due to loss of consciousness, and one of them A person has died.

The police are investigating the cause in detail.

After 2:30 pm on the 8th, a man who was working on replacing the pump at a well in Yuno, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City said, "The person I was working with got sick in the well and couldn't get out. There was a report to the fire department.



According to police and fire departments, three male workers were rescued from the well and taken to the hospital, but it was confirmed that Hiroshi Tanaka (75), who had collapsed unconsciously, had died.

The other two were in a state of consciousness when they were transported, but there is nothing wrong with their lives.



The site is managed by a nearby hot spring inn, and at a well in a hut called the Minamoto-yu hut, police are checking the situation at that time and investigating the cause of the accident.