According to the Tokyo Nichinichi Newspaper and Hochi Shinbun (newspaper) on that day, when the chief priest, Join SAEKI, held a morning devotional exercises at around 5:00 a.m., everything was as usual, but a fire broke out at around 7:20 a.m., then was put out at around 9:00 a.m.
当日の東京日日新聞および報知新聞の報道によれば、午前5時頃に住職の佐伯定胤が朝の勤行を行った際には異状がなかったが、午前7時20分頃に出火し、午前9時前後に鎮火。