This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake.
At that time, while a large area of urban Tokyo was burned down by a fire caused by an earthquake, there was an area in Chiyoda Ward that remained burned down, and it has been talked about as a "miracle".
The pump station, which had been the remains of the pumping station, was to be dismantled this year, and construction began.
It was decided to dismantle the "Former Izumicho Pump Station" in Kanda Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
It was completed in 1922, the year before the Great Kanto Earthquake, and is not far from Akihabara Station.
In the Great Kanto Earthquake 100 years ago, almost all the surrounding areas were burned down by fire, but only Kanda Izumi-cho, where this facility is located, and a corner of the adjacent Kanda-Sakuma Town were burned to the ground, and it has been talked about locally as a "miracle".
Why did the "miracle" happen?
According to legend and expert analysis, in addition to multiple favorable conditions, such as fire-resistant buildings in the vicinity, residents frantically engaged in firefighting activities using water conservancy facilities such as this pumping station.
The pump station, which has become a relic that tells the story of that time, was used for sewage treatment by the Bureau of Sewerage of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government until six years ago, but after finishing its role, it was decided to dismantle it when a facility in Chiyoda Ward was developed on the site.
The demolition work began on the morning of the 6th, and preparations were underway at the site for the delivery of materials and the installation of a safety enclosure.
Mr. Ichiro Goto, 29, who has lived in this town since his grandparents' generation, said, "I often heard stories that the townspeople desperately tried to extinguish the fire by using the water from this pump station in the earthquake 76 years ago. I was talking.
The pump station will be dismantled by September, and the ward will develop a childcare support facility on the site.