A major fire has destroyed the historic Echigo Tsurukame sake brewery in Niigata City and damaged at least six nearby homes. No injuries were reported, while authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.
The fire broke out at the Echigo Tsurukame brewery in Takenomachi, Nishikan Ward, Niigata City, on the afternoon of July 19. A nearby resident contacted emergency services shortly before 4:30 p.m. after seeing black smoke rising from one of the buildings.
Witnesses reported hearing loud banging noises as the flames moved through the brewery’s aging structures, followed by the sound of roof tiles and other materials collapsing. A total of 19 fire vehicles were sent to the area, with firefighters bringing the blaze under control shortly after 6:30 p.m., roughly two hours after it began. However, crews remained at the scene into July 20 because parts of the fire had still not been completely extinguished.
Police and fire officials said the brewery appeared to have been completely destroyed. The fire also spread to at least six nearby homes, while an earlier report indicated that a garage had also caught fire. Despite the scale of the damage, no injuries were reported.
Authorities said the brewery building burned with particularly high intensity. Police and fire investigators are expected to examine the site after the remaining flames have been extinguished to determine where and how the fire began.
Founded in 1890, Echigo Tsurukame had produced sake for more than 130 years near the base of Mount Kakuda. Originally established as Uehara Shuzo, the brewery later adopted a name referencing the crane and turtle, two traditional Japanese symbols associated with good fortune and longevity.
The brewery was known for producing sake in relatively small batches, carefully controlling fermentation and storing its products in bottles to preserve the fresh flavor of newly pressed sake. It had also experimented with more unusual varieties, including sake brewed using wine yeast.
Muslim R4p3fugees back at it again
Absolutely. They hate temples and shrines and they hate breweries. It’s not hard to connect the dots.
Hasn’t it been Japanese arsonists so far, dipshit racist?
Yeah yeah, just like the “””””White””””” ones that do it in the west you retarded ban evader faggot
Anyway, what’s wrong recently? You’ve been absent from sp4mming 30+ comments on each article with your alts like this for the last week or so. Did the derailing f(_)nds from those leftranny fin4ncial ent1t1es run out for a bit?
Cope nig mudslimes shouldn’t be in Japan or the west and no one likes ’em or the faggot tranny rainbow death cult
OY VEY!!!
HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS OUR MUSLIM PAWNS?!?!?
Japan should burn a Mosque down.
“Niiggerta” Fire, indeed.
The problem is the extreme heat currently affecting Japan, and when combined with a factory that uses alcohol, even the slightest oversight can be fatal.
When I lived in Japan from 2022 to 2024—particularly in 2023—the temperature reached around 41 degrees Celsius, or 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit, in the city of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture. I remember having to drink water constantly, and I got sick at work at a factory that manufactured steering column bearings for cars from various manufacturers.
Only an idiot can afirm that muslims aren´t behind it
In Niigata? If there are any Muslims there, there are very few. Niigata is one of the places with the fewest foreigners. Most of the foreigners there are Asian.
Hey, you can’t reason with these scumbags. Even when Japanese people burn down shrines they still blame Muslims or Jews or black people or trans or woke or whatever. They don’t operate on reality.