4 bodies found after fire at house in Niigata Pref

Tuesday 03rd February, 07:00 AM JST

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Disillusioned at 08:07 AM JST - 3rd February

Possibly I am getting cynical, but these seems a bit suss to me. 1:50 in the afternoon, only one person gets out to call the cops and not the fire brigade? I hope I am wrong and this is a tragic accident. I know these timber houses burn like kero soaked rags, but still.....
borscht at 09:32 AM JST - 3rd February

I can understand the old man not getting out - maybe confused and maybe slow moving. But if my two-story house were on fire and I were on the second floor, I'd jump with my kids and hope for the best. This house must've gone up like dry underbrush. Condolences to the survivors and rest in peace to the four.
Alongdriver at 09:59 AM JST - 3rd February

Disillusioned, I felt the same way. Would I be cynical to assume the healthy grandson got out of the house without rescuing his family? I won't write it here, but I believe many of you know where I would head if I did. What will he blame? Stress? Work? No work? Debts?
chinpira at 10:19 AM JST - 3rd February

More easily preventable deaths, why aren't smoke detectors mandatory in Japan?... in Australia for example every dwelling by law must have them installed. They save countless lives each year. Safety standards here a joke, unrelated but just to prove a point only last year (2008) in July were seat belts made compulsory for rear seat passengers.... unbelievable, for a first world country safety standards shouldn't be lagging 20 years behind other developed nations. Oh and don't get me started on smoking laws here...
saborichan at 10:39 AM JST - 3rd February

They're mandatory in Aus? My house doesn't have them, and never has in 25 years of living... Nobody's enforcing it, for sure. I don't think it would change much here, unless you forced manufacturers to include them in new houses with spot checks of apartment blocks for sale, etc. And that would do nothing for the 90% of houses already built and unfitted with detectors. Look at all those decrepit houses in the suburbs, some with tarps on the roof because they can't / won't repair damage. Those may be wall to wall with other places but they won't be getting alarms.
Smythe at 06:38 AM JST - 4th February

Note that in many places of North America consist of wooden built homes to suites to hotels. In this Part of B.C said home smoke/fire detectors & I have one upstairs just a pace or two from the kitchen to the downstairs with the 2nd one being between the natural gas furnace, in the basement to washroom to my Den. Also that is enough saving on my home insurance to pay for the two smoke/fire detectors.

So many homes are catching on fire ALL YEAR AROUND, so it could be anthing that starts it INCLUDING HOMES THAT ARE RENTED TO POT GROWERS for so much is altered drastically before they move out, just for the selling of pot before they are needed so just ANOTHER rented costly home.

To some that burned down after 25 or 50 yrs OR LONGER being used. I know I had a home built in 1912 when I lived on my orchard.

The big stink is condo were only 5 heights, but becase of wood being sold they have given the OK those of six floors in Kelowna 59 Klicks north of here & we have recently had suites for FOUR floors & so many against it plus town is thinking of going with normal construction of seven floors.