Police said that the cause of death of both of them was carbon monoxide poisoning caused by inhaling smoke in a fire that burned down a house in Inami Town, Hyogo Prefecture on the 19th of this month and found the body of a brother of an elementary school student. I found out by investigating.
Police are investigating the fact that the fire spread in a short time and died shortly after the fire broke out, and are searching for the whereabouts of the uncle who has not been contacted.
On the night of the 19th of this month, a fire broke out in a two-story wooden house in Inami Town, Hyogo Prefecture, and two people were found dead from the burnt remains.
Police scrutinized the bodies on the 22nd and found that the cause of their deaths was carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of smoke.
Because of his size, he seems to be a brother of an elementary school student who lives in this house, and he plans to carry out DNA testing to confirm his identity in the future.
According to police, the brothers lived with their parents and their uncle in their 50s, who were safe, but the uncle's whereabouts are missing after the fire.
According to investigators, there was something like oil on the scene.
Police are investigating the two as if they had died shortly after the fire broke out in a short time after being set on fire, and are searching for the whereabouts of their uncle who had not been contacted.