2023 Volume 79 Issue 17 Article ID: 23-17179
The large-scale tsunami fires observed in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake are expected to occur in future tsunami disasters, and the risk of death from fire is also a concern. Although studies have been conducted on the mechanism of tsunami fires and risk assessment, the relationship between tsunami fires and human casualties has not been clarified, and this is an issue that needs to be addressed when planning countermeasures. In this study, we analyzed the number of burnt victims based on the information of victims recorded in each postal code area. The results showed that the number of burn victims was limited to six postal code areas. In two of the six counties, burns were the dominant cause of death over drowning. The results suggest that the ease of secondary evacuation is one of the factors affecting the number of burn victims.
