On the 22nd, a fire that occurred in a housing complex in Kobe City killed four elderly people, and as a result of a detailed examination of the bodies, the cause of death of three people was found, and it was found that all of them were carbon monoxide poisoning. .
The police are investigating the situation at the time of the fire because the three people were lying in their room.
In the early morning of the 22nd, a fire broke out in a three-story housing complex in Minato-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, killing four men living on the first floor and leaving two unconscious in critical condition.
As a result of examining the bodies in detail, the police found the cause of death of three of the four who died, aged 79 to 77, and found that they were all carbon monoxide poisoning.
The three people were lying in their rooms on the first floor, and there were no noticeable burns.
In addition, an 86-year-old man who lived in the corner room on the south side of the first floor, which was severely burned, suffered burns over a wide area of his body and collapsed in the corridor immediately after leaving the room. to
Police are investigating the situation at the time of the fire, as there are many elderly people living alone in this collective housing, and there were multiple people with disabilities living on the first floor.