Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
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Firefighters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate. It started Tuesday evening and was still out of control Wednesday morning.
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Firefighters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate. It started Tuesday evening and was still out of control Wednesday morning.
Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and forcing more than 170 people to evacuate.
A large fire has destroyed more than 170 buildings in southwestern Japan, according to emergency response officials. Firefighters continue battling the blaze more than 12 hours after it began. The fire is spreading through a residential area of Saganoseki, a coastal community in Oita City on Japan’s…
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