On the night of the 28th, there was a fire in Ome City, Tokyo, such as burning down a house.
At that time, lightning strikes were also confirmed around the site, so the Metropolitan Police Department and others are investigating in detail, considering that lightning strikes may be the cause of the fire.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department, at around 8 pm on the 28th, a nearby person reported that "a fire seems to have occurred due to a lightning strike" in Urajuku-cho, Ome City.
Thirty-one fire engines went out to extinguish the fire, and the fire was almost extinguished after an hour and a half. rice field.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a woman in her 80s lived in the burnt-out house, but she evacuated and was safe.
On the night of the 28th, a lightning warning was issued in the Tokyo area, and according to the websites of meteorological companies, many lightning strikes were observed near Ome City around 8:30 pm on the 28th.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a resident woman said, "When I got out of the house with thunder, there was a fire on the roof."
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department are investigating the situation at the site in detail, considering that a lightning strike may be the cause of the fire.