On the afternoon of the 16th, a fire broke out in two houses in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, and two people were found dead.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire while confirming that the dead brothers are in their 70s and 60s.
After 2:00 pm on the 16th, when smoke was coming out of the house of Mr. Kazuo Hashimoto (75) in Shimotsuitanoura, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, a person passing by reported to the fire department.
As a result of fire extinguishing activities, the fire was extinguished after about two and a half hours, but a two-story wooden house was burned down and two people were found dead.
Mr. Hashimoto and his 67-year-old brother live in this house, and since neither of them has been contacted after the fire, the police are investigating the cause of the fire while confirming that they died. increase.
The fire also burned down an adjacent house, but the people living in this house were not injured.
The site is an area where houses are lined up about 5 km south of JR Kojima Station.