Thus fire shocked the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) which promptly dispatched senior councillor Sadanobu MATSUDAIRA to Kyoto to consult with the Imperial Court on how to handle the situation.
この大火に江戸幕府も衝撃を受け、急遽老中松平定信を京都に派遣して朝廷と善後策を協議した。