Just before noon on the 12th, there was a fire that completely destroyed a house in Yokohama, and one person was found dead in the remains.
Fires have been occurring one after another in Kanagawa Prefecture since the early hours of the 12th, and a total of four people have died, and some people have not been able to be contacted, and police are currently investigating.
Just before 11:30 a.m. on the 12th, a person nearby called the fire department in Kamiida-cho, Izumi Ward, Yokohama City, saying they could see fire.
The fire was extinguished after about an hour and a half, but a two-story wooden house was completely destroyed, and one person was found dead in the ashes.
According to police, an 80-year-old woman lives in this house, but she has not been able to contact her since the fire.
Police suspect that this is the woman who died and are working to confirm her identity.
In addition, fires have been occurring one after another in Kanagawa Prefecture since the early hours of the morning, and at around 2 a.m. on the 12th, a fire broke out in an apartment in Fujisawa, Fujisawa City, killing one man who is believed to be living in the apartment, and at 3 a.m. In Sugi, a 55-year-old man who lived in a two-story wooden house in Uragaoka, Yokosuka City, died.
Furthermore, at around 6:30 a.m., a two-story wooden house was completely destroyed in Kokura, Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City, and one person was found dead in the burnt ruins, and another person was unable to be contacted. .
Police and fire departments are currently investigating the cause of the fire.