Japan wildfire Tuesday- Winds spread flames from forest to 170 homes- BMnews TN India video report at Heating Planet blog

The fire started during strong winds Tuesday evening near a fishing port in the city of Oita and spread to a forest. Oita is on the southern island of Kyushu. WATCH & READ BMnews TN India report- Wild fire tears though japans Oita city [BMnews TN India Joined YT Jun 23, 2025]

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Firefighters were battling an out of control fire Wednesday morning that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate. At least 170 homes have been damaged and a man in his 70s was unaccounted for. Japan's fire and disaster management agency said. 

The fire started during strong winds Tuesday evening near a fishing port in the city of Oita and spread to a forest. Oita is on the southern island of Kyushu. 

One resident told Kyoto news agency she quickly fled without many of her belongings because the fire spread in the blink of an eye. Everything.  [Music]. 

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Corroboration DW & MSN:

Japan: Fire forces 170 buildings to evacuate, one missing

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...

More than 170 homes evacuated as wildfire tears through southern Japan

One person has reportedly died after an out-of-control fire on Wednesday morning burned through a neighbourhood in southwestern Japan and...

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[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change  since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]