"TOKYO Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and forcing more than 170 people to evacuate. A man in his 70s was unaccounted for and firefighters later found a body, possibly of the missing man, and a woman in her 50s suffered a minor injury, the Oita prefecture disaster response team said."
"Dozens of fire engines and more than 200 firefighters were mobilized to battle the fire, which was not still fully under control more than a day after it started. The Ground Self-Defense Force dispatched two UH-1 army helicopters to assist. It may take a few more days before the fire is completely extinguished, town mayor Shinya Adachi told reporters after he visited the devastated neighborhood Wednesday."
A wind-driven fire swept through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in the Saganoseki district of Oita City on Kyushu, killing one person, injuring another and forcing over 170 residents to evacuate. Dozens of fire engines and more than 200 firefighters, assisted by two UH-1 Ground Self-Defense Force helicopters, battled flames that spread into a 4.9-hectare forest. Narrow backstreets and abandoned homes hampered operations and strong winds drove rapid spread. The blaze remained not fully under control more than a day later and may take several days to be fully extinguished. At least 170 homes were damaged or destroyed.
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