On the afternoon of the 23rd, a fire broke out in one room in a housing complex in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and one person was found dead after the burn, and a total of four people were transported to the hospital after inhaling smoke.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire as well as confirming the identity.
After 3:30 pm on the 23rd, a neighbor found smoke coming out of a room in a housing complex in Hamamidaira, Chigasaki City, and reported it to the fire department and the police.
The fire was extinguished after about two and a half hours, but one room on the fourth floor of the apartment complex was burned and one person was found dead.
In addition, a man in his 40s who lived in the room where the fire started, an elderly couple who lived in a nearby room, and a grandson of elementary school age, all four people were taken to the hospital after inhaling smoke.
None of the four people were found to be in a life-threatening condition.
According to police, a man in his 70s who lives in the room where the fire broke out has not been contacted.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire as well as confirming the identity of the body.