There was a fire on the 19th at the "Tanga Ichiba" in the center of Kitakyushu, which was maintained in the Taisho era and has been popular as a kitchen for the citizens of Kitakyushu for many years.
According to the fire department, no injuries have been confirmed, but more than 40 stores in and around the market are believed to have been burned, and the impact is widespread.
Around 2:40 am on the 19th, a person living nearby reported to the fire department at 4-chome, Uomachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, that "a fire is coming out from the vicinity of the Tanga Market."
Twenty-eight fire trucks and other vehicles went out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was almost extinguished before 8 am, but according to the fire department, about 1600 square meters were burnt, including more than 40 stores in and around the market. It means that you can be seen as being.
So far, there is no information about the injured.
Takuji Okamoto, chief of the Kokurakita Fire Department, told NHK on the afternoon of the 19th that a wide area was burnt. It was difficult to put it on. I think it was also because the roof was sprayed and the flames spread sideways. "
On top of that, he said that it would be the 20th that the fire could be completely extinguished.
Tanga Market is a market that was built in the Taisho era about 100 years ago and is popular as a kitchen for the citizens of 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.