In the early morning of the 16th, in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, there was a fire that burned down one house, and one person was found dead from the burnt ruins.
A 58-year-old man who lives alone in the house has not been contacted since the fire, and police are investigating the cause of the fire as well as confirming the identity of the body.
Around 1:00 am on the 16th, in Yasuhori-cho, Isesaki City, a man living in the neighborhood reported to the fire department that ``the fire is coming out of the second floor of the house''.
Firefighters extinguished the fire about three hours later, but according to the police, the two-story wooden house of Junpei Sato (58) burned down, and one person was found dead in the wreckage. about it.
Mr. Sato lives alone in this house and has not been able to contact him since the fire, so the police are confirming the identity of the body and investigating the cause of the fire.
The site is a corner of a residential area about 2 kilometers west of Isesaki Station.