House, annex where 4 family members killed burns down

Sunday 20th July, 03:30 PM JST

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maryhinge at 03:52 PM JST - 20th July

Probably a neighbour did it who wanted to keep the value up on his or her property. If the buildings remained it might have a haunted house effect. Or some drunk punks Saturday night fun. The electric theory seems a bit flimsy. I hope Kashiwa does not get the Saitama stigma. It is a cool bed city place.
imagawa at 08:56 PM JST - 20th July

The land value is higher than the haunted house value. And how many new "houses" (shoe boxes) can be built in 205 sm?
JohnBecker at 09:22 PM JST - 20th July

An "electricity leak"??? How is that detected - by the puddle of electricity on the floor?
thepro at 06:16 AM JST - 21st July

Leaky electrical sockets are dangerous. I came home one day and my apartment was flooded.
ca1ic0cat at 05:38 AM JST - 22nd July

lol, if you want to detect an electrical leak I suggest standing on a wet floor with bare feet and using a metal key...

Of course I and JT now issue the standard disclaimers for "don't try this at home, or in a haunted house."

Seriously, sounds like arson. Especially if the house was empty. If the switches are off current won't heat up anything.
sensei258 at 06:30 AM JST - 22nd July

I am not surprised. Nobody would want to live there after what happened. You've seen the Grudge movies. Many Japanese actually believe in those kinds of things.