Following the arson of a clinic in Osaka, a fire department in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, conducted an emergency inspection of a gas station.
In the case where a clinic in Kita-ku, Osaka was set on fire this month, according to investigators, the suspect had purchased gasoline at a gas station in advance and told the store that he would use it for a motorcycle. is.
Following the incident, the Hitachi City Fire Department in Ibaraki Prefecture is conducting emergency inspections at 34 gas stations in the city.
When refilling gasoline into a container and selling it, it is obligatory for the gas station to verify the identity with a driver's license, confirm the purpose of use, and record the date and time of sale and the amount.
During the inspection, the visiting fire department staff confirmed whether the purpose of use was properly confirmed and the status of the creation of the record book.
On top of that, he called attention again, such as not selling to people who could not verify their identity.
Naoki Miyamoto, the manager of the gas station that was inspected, said, "I would like to thoroughly verify my identity so that an incident using gasoline does not occur."