Two Dead, One Injured After Fire Engulfs Five Houses In Eastern Japan | World News

Five houses were destroyed, two people died and one person was injured in a fire that broke out in Ashikaga City in Japan’s eastern Tochigi Prefecture on Friday, local media reported.

The fire department received a call shortly after 7 a.m. local time reporting visible smoke coming from a house in a residential area of ​​Ashikaga City, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing public broadcaster NHK.

Fire crews took the fire under control after approximately 3.5 hours. While 4 houses were almost completely destroyed in the fire, the roof of one house was also damaged.

According to the information provided by the police, two bodies were found among the ruins of a burning house, while a man in his 60s was injured in the house believed to be the source of the fire and was taken to the hospital.

While the police are trying to identify the two bodies, they are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

According to local media reports, a forest fire broke out on Ogi Mountain in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture on Thursday, with no casualties reported so far.

Local residents reported smoke billowing from Ogi Mountain near Uenohara City around 10:45 a.m. local time. NHK reported that the fire continues to spread.

It was stated that fire officials deployed helicopters to fight the fire because fire trucks had difficulty accessing the region due to the mountainous terrain.

Uenohara City has issued a forest fire alert in recent days due to low rainfall and dry weather conditions.

According to local media reports, many people were injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment building in Niigata City in central Japan in December last year.

According to NHK, the fire occurred in a 10-storey apartment building in Chuo District of Niigata City. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene to control the fire.

Local authorities said the incident resulted in multiple injuries, but further details were not yet available.

The apartment building is located in a lively downtown area of ​​Niigata City, surrounded by restaurants and other residential buildings.