A wildfire in Japan has killed one person and forced evacuations

[freelancermaria]

Officials reported that a wildfire on Thursday destroyed over 80 buildings, killed one person, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of Japanese residents. The military has deployed helicopters to fight the forest fires raging in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. NHK, a public broadcaster, showed aerial footage of a bright orange fire that burned several houses to their frames. "A burned body was found and transported to a nearby police station," a local police official reported to AFP. Ofunato city officials report that nearly 600 residents have been evacuated. City officials estimate that Thursday morning's fire damaged at least 84 buildings. Ofunato's mayor, Kiyoshi Fuchigami, said the cause of the fire was still unknown.

 

[Starmix]

There is no second chance when a fire breaks out. I hope those buildings were insured to have less worries for the building owners. That was not good for having one being killed due to fire. He might have been trapped in the building.

 

[eLdavis]

It's well, people are really going through one issue or the other out there. May God continue to help us all.

 

[Starmix]

Fire is a scary thing especially if the building or a home is not insured. Big companies and corporations always insured their properties.

 

[Augusta]

Oh no one gone just like that. I hope they have all been evacuated to safety that's how it should be

 

[Starmix]

It is a scary thing for fire to break out, and if there is a fatality. It is so crucial for the families to see a member gotten by fire. It is better to secure the self when fire occurs.