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What made the damage so severe?(Shelter=Bokugo)(14 of 21) Structure of shelter to hide from incendiary bombs (Left:ref#4, Right:ref#6)

__ Shelters like these "Bo-ku-go" increased the number of deaths. Japan's authority recommended to make a small shelter in each house to hide from incendiary attacks. And public shelters were constructed for those who could not have their own shelter. __ But in most cases, this kind of shelter was no use against strong fire caused by massive anount of incendiary bombs. If not burned, people died by heat and gas in shelters. The most disastrous case in Nagaoka ocurred in the public shelter in Hiragata Shrine. About 100 people were said to be killed in the shelter. [PREVIOUS] [NEXT] [Top of "Nagaoka Air Raid"]