On the 22nd, four people living on the first floor died in a fire that occurred in a housing complex in Kobe City, but it was found that the three unconscious people were also believed to be residents of the first floor.
There was information that there were multiple people with physical disabilities living on the first floor, and the police assumed that the damage had spread due to the delay in escaping. increase.
Around 1:30 a.m. on the 22nd, a fire broke out in a three-story housing complex in Minatomachi, Hyogo Ward, Kobe City, and part of the first and second floors were burned. (79), Toshihiko Kimura (78), and Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (77) died.
In addition, three men in their 70s and 60s are unconscious and in critical condition.
According to the police, the south side of the first floor of the housing complex is burning violently, and this area is believed to be the origin of the fire.
All four people who died lived in a room on the first floor, but the police found that the three people who were unconscious and in critical condition were also believed to be residents on the first floor.
According to the police and residents, there were many elderly men living alone in this apartment complex, and there were multiple people with disabilities such as those using wheelchairs on the first floor.
For this reason, the police believe that the damage has expanded due to the delay in escaping, and will continue to inspect the scene on the 23rd to investigate the detailed situation at that time.