On the 11th of this month, in Yuki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, a fire brewery built in the Edo period, which is a nationally registered tangible cultural property, was completely destroyed by fire, and a fire department in Hitachi City conducted an emergency inspection of historic buildings.
In this inspection, a fire broke out from "Yuki Sake Brewery" in Yuki City on the 11th of this month, and two sake breweries built in the Edo period, which are nationally registered tangible cultural properties, were completely burned down. The headquarters went in a hurry.
On the 17th, three fire department staff visited the "Okubo Castle Ruins and Leisure Hall Ruins" designated as historic sites of the city, and inspected the restored building of the Mito Domain's clan school "Leisure Hall".
Firefighters checked that fire extinguishers and fire alarms were properly installed and that there were no combustibles around the building.
By the 17th, the Hitachi City Fire Department had carried out five emergency inspections, including buildings designated as cultural properties in the city.
Keidai Ameumi of the Prevention Division of the Hitachi City Fire Department said, "In order to inherit the historic buildings in the area in the future, we would like to take appropriate measures such as daily preparations and confirmation of initial fire extinguishing movements." I was talking.