On the 6th, a 57-year-old resident of the house that was the source of the fire was arrested on suspicion of arson in a fire that burned 12 houses and apartments in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the statement, saying, "I lit a fire trying to commit suicide."
Around 4 am on the 6th, a fire broke out in a house in Ojima, Koto-ku, Tokyo, and two houses, including a two-story wooden house, were completely burned down, and 10 houses, including a nearby house, were also partially burned down.
The Metropolitan Police Department was listening to the situation because the unemployed Kazuichi Tokiba (57), who lives in the house where the fire originated, was slightly injured and said that he had "lit the fire", but it was set on fire on the 7th. I was arrested on suspicion of.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, he is investigating the details of the investigation by stating, "I tried to commit suicide and lit the paper on the stove."