On the afternoon of the 1st, there was a fire at a house in Muroran City, Hokkaido, and two people were found dead from the burnt ruins.

Police are trying to identify the two people who live in the house after the fire and have lost contact with them.

According to the police and fire department, after 3:30 pm on the 1st, there were multiple reports from nearby residents that fire and smoke were coming out of a house in Sakaemachi, Muroran City.



Fifteen fire engines and other vehicles were dispatched to extinguish the fire, and the fire was mostly extinguished after about three hours. was burnt.



It is said that two people were found dead in the ruins of a house in this fire.



In addition, two people living in a nearby house jumped from the second floor when escaping and were injured, but there is no danger to their lives.

According to the police, two people, a woman in her 80s and her son in her 50s, lived in the house where the fire broke out, and they couldn't contact them after the fire. We are in the process of verifying your identity.



The site is a residential area about 300 meters from Muroran City Hall.