A man from the bereaved family of a part-time employee who died in a fire at a confectionery maker "Sanko Confectionery" factory in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, responded to an interview saying, "Why did six people lose their lives? I really want to know if it was, "he said, asking the company for further explanation.
At midnight on February 11th, a fire broke out at the Arakawa factory of "Sanko Confectionery" in Murakami City, and the building on the south side was completely destroyed. A total of six people died, including two male employees.
On the 27th, the eldest son of a female part-time employee who died responded to the interview.
The man said, "My mother is getting older and I'm having a good time doing my work. But I got into this shape in a big accident. From now on, I'll do various things more slowly. I'm really disappointed that I wanted to do it with my family, "he said.
After the fire, the company has stopped production at all factories, but after taking safety improvement measures, it has announced that it will resume production at each factory sequentially from the middle of next month.
"I really want to know why as many as six people lost their lives and what was the cause. It's a shame that we're reopening the factories one after another without knowing the exact cause," said the man. , Asked the company for further explanation.