A series of fires broke out in Kanagawa Prefecture from early morning until the morning of the 12th, resulting in the death of two people, and two others have not been heard from, and police are currently investigating.
At around 6:30 on the morning of the 12th, in Kokura, Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City, a person living nearby called the fire department to report that their house was on fire.
Footage taken immediately after the attack shows the entire building engulfed in flames and black smoke billowing out.
Fifteen fire engines were dispatched to extinguish the fire, and the fire was extinguished after about three hours. However, according to the fire department, one two-story wooden house was completely destroyed, and two adjacent houses were also partially burnt. That is to say.
As a result of this fire, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 50s living in the house that is thought to have started the fire have not been able to be contacted, and one man in his 50s was injured and taken to the hospital.
Police are currently trying to identify the two people who have not been able to contact them.
Fires have been occurring one after another in Kanagawa Prefecture since the early hours of the 12th, and at around 2 a.m., a fire broke out in an apartment in Fujisawa, Fujisawa City, killing one man who was believed to be living in the apartment. A 55-year-old man who lived in a two-story wooden house in Uragaoka, Yokosuka City, died in a fire.
Police and fire departments are investigating the exact cause of the fire.