Fuji City Group Home for Disabled Burns Down, Woman Hospitalized

From SATV via Yahoo! Japan 

November 24 2023

Fuji City, Shizuoka Pref – On the afternoon of November 24th, a fire broke out at a welfare facility in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and a woman in her 40s was transported to the hospital. She is said to be conscious.

According to the fire department, a woman in her 40s who was related to the facility was taken to the hospital, but she is conscious.

The fire occurred at a group home for the disabled in Fuji City, and a person concerned about the facility reported to the fire department that there was a fire in the building shortly after 2 pm. The fire was extinguished about an hour later, but the two-story wooden building was completely destroyed.

The fire is believed to have started on the first floor, and the police and fire department are investigating the cause of the fire.