Fire races through 170 buildings in southern Japan, one person missing
The fire broke out during strong winds on Tuesday evening near a fishing port in the city of Oita and spread to a forest.
Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
Firefighters and army helicopters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate.
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Massive fire in southwest Japan mostly contained, uninhabited still burning
OITA, Japan - A massive fire raging for a third day in the southwestern Japan prefecture was brought under control, except on an uninhabited island it leaped to, the city of Oita said Thursday, after ...
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Gas supply stopped in city in Yamaguchi after gas leaks, stove fires
A utilities company in western Japan stopped providing gas to customers in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Thursday after dozens of complaints about gas leaks and stove fires. Yamaguchi Gohdoh Gas Co, ...