On the morning of the 22nd, there was a fire in one apartment in Chofu City, Tokyo, and one person was found dead from the veranda.
It is believed that an elderly woman lived alone in this room, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the detailed cause of the fire as it proceeds to confirm the identity.
Before 7:30 on the 22nd, in a five-story apartment in Midorigaoka, Chofu City, a man reported to the fire department that "the gas stove in the next room is burning. There is a delay in escaping."
17 fire engines came out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was almost extinguished after about an hour, but about 20 square meters of one room on the third floor was burned, and one person was found dead on the balcony.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, it seems that an elderly woman lived alone in this room, and we are investigating the detailed cause of the fire while confirming her identity.
The site is an area lined with apartments about 600 meters away from Sengawa Station on the Keio Line.