On the afternoon of the 1st, a fire broke out in a shopping district in Yahata Higashi Ward, Kitakyushu City, and several buildings burned.
It is said that there is no information about injuries so far, but in Kitakyushu City, there were two large-scale fires in another shopping district this year, and firefighters were taking measures against fires in the shopping district.
Around 3:20 pm on the 1st, the fire department was notified that a building in the "Edamitsu Honcho Shopping Street" in Yahata Higashi Ward, Kitakyushu City was on fire.
Twenty-nine fire engines and other vehicles were sent out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was almost extinguished in about two hours, but according to the fire department and the police, it spread to multiple buildings.
As of 6:00 p.m., there were no reports of injuries.
According to the website, about 30 stores such as food stores and sundries stores are operating in Edamitsu Honcho Shopping Street. The roof of the building has been burned down and the skeleton is visible.
A teenage college student who lives near the site said, "When I heard the siren and went outside, I was surprised to see a large amount of brown smoke."
In Kitakyushu City, in April and August this year, a large-scale fire broke out at the Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, where many stores gather, and firefighters were promoting fire countermeasures, such as calling attention to the shopping district where buildings are densely packed. By the way.
"Firefighters came to check and just got a new fire extinguisher."
Nobuo Kai, chairman of the Edamitsu Honcho Shopping Street Association, said, "This shopping street is exactly the same as Tanga Market, and there are many wooden buildings. I just came to check and had a new fire extinguisher. I don't even know what to say."