Fukuoka: Fire death/injury accident at school event barbecue; documents sent to prosecutors including president

Last May, a fire spread to students at a beauty school in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture during a school event barbecue, killing one person and injuring three others. The chairman and three others were referred to the public prosecutor on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death or injury, as the pouring of disinfectant alcohol led to the accident.

Last May, during a school barbecue at Hollywood World Beauty College in Yanagawa City, the clothes of four male students caught fire, killing Zen Yanagisawa (18 at the time) and three other students. People suffered from burns that took anywhere from 3 months to 1 week to heal completely.

The school has previously explained that

▽The president soaked the charcoal in advance with disinfectant alcohol to start the fire for the barbecue, and ▽On the day of the school

, staff members also used the stove to make the fire stronger. It is known that when alcohol was poured into a fire, it started a fire all at once.

Police were investigating the details of the incident by interviewing staff and students, but discovered

that the 23-year-old staff member had poured industrial alcohol, which was used for disinfection, into a stove containing charcoal.

It is suspected that another 54-year-old employee was at the same table but did not stop the attack

.

Additionally,

it has been revealed that the 64-year-old chairman is suspected of having decided to use alcohol.

As a result, on the 19th, police referred the three students to the public prosecutor's office on suspicion of causing death or injury due to professional negligence, alleging that the school's inappropriate response led to the accident.

Police are not disclosing the identities of the three individuals, as it would hinder the investigation.

Principal: ``We take this seriously''

Regarding the fact that the president and two staff members were referred to prosecutors, Iku Koga, the director of Hollywood World Beauty College, said in an interview, ``We take this very seriously.We have also received advice from a third-party committee.'' "However, we would like to proceed with discussions regarding safe and secure school management and provide support for current students' career paths."