The fire was extinguished half an hour after it broke out mid-morning on the fourth floor of the narrow block – Copyright AFP/File ANWAR ULLAH At least 24 people ...

Japan's Biggest Fire in Nearly 50 Years Ravages 170 Buildings, Kills One By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

A solar plant east of Tokyo caught fire in late September after typhoon floodwater submerged its electrical equipment – a ...

A series of fires at temples and shrines across Japan, including two incidents in the space of two days this week, has triggered a wave of speculation online, with some people on social media alleging ...

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares ...

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.