On the afternoon of the 18th, a house was burnt down in Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, and two bodies were found in the burnt remains.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire while confirming that it is an elderly couple living in this house.
Around 2:30 pm on the 18th, a resident of Sawara, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka reported to the fire department that "smoke is coming out of the building."
Eighteen fire engines came out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was extinguished about two and a half hours later, but one wooden two-story house was completely burned down, and two bodies were found in the burnt remains.
According to police, an elderly couple lives in this house, but they have lost contact after the fire.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire while confirming that it was the couple who died.
The site is a residential area about 5 km south of Noke Station on the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line.