A large fire occurred at the Tanga market in Kitakyushu on the 10th, and the police and fire departments confirmed the damage on the 12th and investigated the site in detail to identify the cause of the fire.
According to the fire department, about 30 stores are believed to have burned at this time.
On the night of the 10th, a large-scale fire that occurred at the Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City was confirmed to be extinguished at 7:00 pm on the 11th, about 22 hours after the report, and it is believed that about 2,000 square meters were burned.
The police and fire department entered the scene from around 10:00 am on the 12th, and a total of about 70 people confirmed the damage situation.
The Kitakyushu City Fire Department responded to an interview at the site and revealed that about 30 shops are believed to have been burned at this time.
Also, at the time of the fire, the people involved used a fire extinguisher to put out the initial fire, but the spread of the fire spread.
Masamitsu Takeda, Chief of the Second Defense Section of the Kokura Kita Fire Department, said, ``The wooden buildings were densely packed and the outer walls and roofs were covered with tin, so it was difficult for water to reach.The fire spread faster than I imagined.'' .
According to the fire department, the report of the fire was received from a store near the Tanga market with the content that "the tempura oil caught fire", so the police and the fire department will investigate the cause of the fire in detail.