Coverage dated November 18, 2025

Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations

Headline from KOB 4

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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  1. KOB 4

    Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    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.

  2. New York Post

    Japan fire damages 170 homes and forces evacuations (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    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.

  3. Wyoming Public Media

    A fire in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Japan: Fire forces 170 buildings to evacuate, one missing – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Scores of residents were forced to evacuate as the blaze neared Oita on the southern island of Kyushu. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

  5. BNO News

    Large fire burns more than 170 buildings in Japan; 1 missing (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    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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