Before dawn on the 19th, a fire broke out from the "Tanga Market" in the center of Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, and several buildings in the market such as restaurants are burning.
So far, there is no information on the injured, but the fire is still spreading and the fire department is continuing to extinguish the fire.
Around 2:40 am on the 19th, in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, a person living nearby reported to the fire department that "a fire is coming out near the Tanga Market."
Twenty-six fire trucks have been put out to extinguish the fire, but police say the fire is spreading to multiple buildings, such as restaurants in arcades in the market.
So far, there is no information on the injured, but the fire is strong and the fire department is continuing to extinguish the fire.
Tanga Market is a market that was built in the Taisho era about 100 years ago, and is popular as the "citizen's kitchen" in Kitakyushu.
On the other hand, as the buildings are aging, Kitakyushu City is planning to divide the market into four sections and proceed with redevelopment in order to solve the disaster prevention issues.