Overview

• The fire began around 12:50 p.m. in a third-floor unit of a five-story apartment building in Akabane Kita, Kita Ward, Tokyo.
• About 30 square meters of the couple’s residence burned, according to police.
• Parko was at home alone and evacuated on her own, while Hayashiya Pe was out at the time.
• Mainichi reports Parko sustained a minor burn to a finger and two other residents inhaled smoke, and the fire was declared out at 4:25 p.m.
• Akabane Police Station and the Tokyo Fire Department are investigating, with investigative sources saying the flames spread as she tried to light a candle on the household altar.