A fire broke out in a mobile power bank at a hotel in Kyoto city, Japan, forcing the evacuation of over 1400 people. According to information received, a call was received from Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachizo in the morning about a fire. According to the person on the call, flames were seen in the first floor guest room of the hotel.
Police and fire department officials said that the hotel staff had extinguished the fire. A guest had placed a mobile power bank on the table and it suddenly caught fire with smoke. There was chaos in the 10-storey hotel with two basements opposite Kyoto Station. All the guests of the hotel were evacuated as a security measure. An investigation is underway to find out how the fire broke out in the mobile power bank and how it spread to the first floor guest room.
