Serial Arsonist Targets Tokyo's Adachi Ward
Tokyo police are investigating the possibility of a serial arson spree after six suspicious fires were reported within about two weeks in the same neighborhood of Adachi Ward, leaving an 81-year-old woman with burns and damaging homes, political party posters, a vending machine and a bicycle. (News On Japan)
Tokyo police are investigating a potential series of arson attacks after six suspicious fires occurred in Adachi Ward over a two-week span, resulting in injuries and property damage. An 81-year-old woman suffered burns in her burned home, while political party posters, a vending machine, a bicycle and other items were destroyed.
The latest arson incident took place near 5 a.m. on September 4 in the Chuo-Honcho area, where a tree caught fire, spreading flames to a two-story wooden house where the elderly woman lived. A resident noticed black smoke before fire crews arrived. Prior to this, political party posters were burned on August 24, a wooden ornament was destroyed on September 3, and a bamboo blind was blackened by fire on the same day.
Three more suspicious fires were reported on September 4. Residents expressed growing concern over the incidents. The Metropolitan Police Department is probing the six incidents, including the possibility of deliberate arson.
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