Overview
- Ōgaki’s Kigunas Sekiyu Seino station sold kerosene later found to contain gasoline between January 29 and February 13, according to the fire department.
- A February 9 house fire in the city is being investigated after a fan heater using fuel bought at the station reportedly ignited, with no injuries reported.
- Customers reported heater failures and gasoline-like odors, prompting officials to confirm contamination and urge residents not to use possibly affected kerosene.
- The station suspended operations on the afternoon of February 15 as fire and police investigators examine how the mixing occurred and the scope of sales.
- Store estimates suggest roughly 1,600 purchasers during the period, and officials are checking fuel brought in by customers to identify affected batches.