Before dawn on the 12th, a house burned down in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture, one person was burned and was taken to the hospital, and police and fire department confirmed that three people living in this house could not be contacted. Is proceeding.
Around 2:10 am on the 12th, a resident living in the neighborhood reported to the fire department that a fire was coming out of the house of Mr. Minoru Tabayashi (79) in Kasaoka, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture.
As a result of the fire extinguishing, the fire was almost extinguished after about 1 hour and 10 minutes, but one wooden two-story house was burned down and Mr. Tabayashi's 45-year-old eldest son who lives in this house was burned. I was taken to the hospital.
According to police, Mr. Tabayashi, his wife, and the eldest daughter live in this house, but they have not been able to contact them after the fire.
Police and fire departments are checking and investigating the cause of the fire.
The site is a corner of a residential area about 800 meters south of Kasaoka City Hall.