Four bodies found in house fire in Korazu-cho, Tsu City, explosions heard near the entrance

A fire in which a one-story wooden house was completely destroyed in Korasu-cho, Tsu City, and four bodies were found, caused intense fire near the entrance of the house, and it was learned from an interview with the fire department that the fire appeared to have originated near the entrance. Mie Prefectural Police and fire departments conducted a live inspection of the scene on the 3rd and are investigating the cause of the fire.

This house has a shed adjacent to it on the south side, and according to the Tsu City Fire Department, when the fire broke out on the afternoon of the 2nd, and when they rushed to the house after receiving a 119 call, the area near the entrance to the house was burning heavily. A propane gas cylinder was found nearby, broken beyond its original shape.

According to Kiyomaru Ono (77), who lives next door to the south, after a pillar of fire rose from near the entrance, he heard two explosion-like sounds. Another resident said the explosion could be heard hundreds of meters away.

According to Tsunan Police Station, the fire injured a 38-year-old Brazilian businessman and a 43-year-old female acquaintance who lived in the house. Both men were out at the time of the fire, and the safety of the man's daughter (4) and the woman's three children aged 10 to 13 is unknown. The police believe that the bodies are those of these four people and will investigate their identities.

A blown-off roof, echoing screams...I watched the live broadcast overnight.

Four bodies were found in Korasu-cho, Tsu City...