Tokyo, Feb. 12 -- A series of fires broke out on Monday in the east Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, south of Tokyo, resulting in two deaths with another two unaccounted for, local media reported.
At around 2 a.m. local time on Monday, a fire broke out in an apartment in the city of Fujisawa, resulting in the death of one man believed to reside in the unit, national broadcaster NHK reported.
Later in the city of Yokosuka, a fire engulfed a two-story wooden house shortly after 3 a.m. local time, claiming the life of a 55-year-old male resident, it added.
In a separate incident on Monday, a report was made to the fire department by a nearby resident in Kawasaki City's Saiwai Ward at 6:30 a.m. local time, stating that a residence was on fir...