[Breaking news]“Female body” found in burnt remains; investigation suspects shop owner’s wife (70s); fire at coffee shop in central Toyama city Toyama | Toyama Prefecture News | Tulip TV (1 page)

December 9, 2023 (Tuesday) 17:40

On the afternoon of the 8th, a fire broke out at a long-established coffee shop in the downtown area of ​​Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, and the shop owner’s wife, who is in her 70s and lives on the second floor of the building, could not be contacted. Police were rushing to check on the victim’s safety, but on the evening of the 9th, the woman’s body was found in the burnt ruins. Police suspect the body found to be the shop owner’s wife and are working to identify the body.

At around 1:40 p.m. on the 8th, there was a fire at Coffeesha Saihon, a coffee shop located in Sokuruwa 2-chome, Toyama City. A customer inside the store called the fire department and said there was a fire coming from the kitchen on the first floor. The flames, which appear to have started from the first floor, penetrated the second floor.enough to punch a hole in the roofIt continued to burn with such force.

Video taken from a building in Toyama City shows a large amount of smoke rising over Toyama City…

At the time, the store was open and about 15 people visited. According to the store owner and customers who were in the store at the time,The spilled oil caught fire and spread in about two minutes.However, the customers and the store owner who were inside the store escaped safely.

However, according to a customer who was at the store, the second floor of the building was used as a living space, and the owner’s wife, who was in her 70s, was there at the time.They had not been able to contact each other since the fire broke out.

A customer who was inside the store at the time of the fire: “The owner’s wife was there because her residence was above (the coffee shop).I immediately called her cell phone, but she couldn’t get through.”

The next morning on the 9th, police searched the building to confirm the safety of the store owner’s wife. The two-story wooden store was completely burnt down and was badly damaged.“The building may collapse”This has been carefully checked.

According to the police,A woman’s body was found in the burnt ruinsabout it. Police suspect the body found to be that of the shop owner’s wife, who has lost contact with her, and are working to confirm her identity.

The shop is a long-established coffee shop that was founded in 1969 and is popular for its omelette rice, and is located in the center of Toyama City.