On the evening of the 16th, there was a fire in a wooden housing complex in Habikino City, Osaka, and one person was found dead from the burnt ruins. The police are investigating the cause of the fire, as well as confirming that it is a man who lives in the room that is believed to be the source of the fire.
Around 5:30 pm on the 16th, there was a fire in a wooden two-story housing complex in Nonogami, Habikino City.
Twelve fire engines and other vehicles were dispatched and were extinguished after about two hours, but the room on the first floor, which was believed to be the source of the fire, was completely burned, and the body of one man was found from the burnt remains.
According to the police and fire department, a man in his 70s lives in this room, and the person who reported to the fire department was an employee of the nursing home where this man was receiving services.
The staff said that they rushed after receiving a phone call from a man saying, “Fire, come on,” but the room was already enveloped in black smoke and it was impossible to enter. about it.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire, as well as confirming the identity of the man who died.
In this fire, a man living on the second floor also suffered a light injury to his throat from inhaling smoke.
The site is a residential area about one kilometer southwest of Kintetsu Fujiidera Station.
2023-08-16 22:14:00
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