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Fire at Tokyo primary school sends hundreds of students and teachers to evacuate
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A fire broke out at Takinogawa No. 3 Elementary School in downtown Tokyo on Friday, prompting the evacuation of about 300 students and teachers.
- Several individuals were injured while fleeing, mostly due to smoke inhalation; the total number of injured is being finalized, with reports indicating 11 injuries including broken bones.
- Firefighters rescued one teacher and three children with non-life-threatening injuries, and all others evacuated safely to a nearby park.
- The fire started near a music room on the top floor of the four-story building, producing heavy black smoke visible from outside.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and the fire was extinguished later in the afternoon after a large response from fire engines.
