{
  "id": 10214442,
  "title": "76-Year-Old Man Turns Himself In After Setting Fire to Home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/76-year-old-man-turns-himself-in-after-setting-fire-to-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:42:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150874.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 27, a 76-year-old unemployed man from Higashiyodogawa Ward in Osaka surrendered to police in connection with a fire he set in his second-floor apartment on September 26. The fire, which destroyed around 560 square meters of a wooden two-story building, was reported around 11 p.m. on September 26 by a nearby resident. Firefighters responded with 52 fire engines and extinguished the blaze approximately nine hours later, on the morning of September 27. No injuries were reported. The man admitted to starting the fire, stating, \"There is no doubt that I set fire to a blanket in my home.\"",
  "summary": "A 76-year-old man was arrested on September 27 on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed approximately 560 square meters of a wooden apartment building in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa Ward, prompting the dispatch of 52 fire engines and taking around nine hours to extinguish. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [
    "76-year-old unemployed man from Osaka surrenders to police",
    "Set fire to second-floor apartment on September 26",
    "Admitted to starting fire, destroying 560 square meters"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}