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Fire at Tokyo primary school injures 10, prompts evacuation

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A fire erupted at Takinogawa Dai-san Elementary School in Tokyo on Friday, leading to the evacuation of approximately 300 students and staff. Ten individuals, including eight pupils and two teachers, sustained injuries, primarily from smoke inhalation, with some suffering fractures. Firefighters responded with 75 engines and extinguished the blaze after several hours. AI

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Fire at Tokyo primary school injures 10, prompts evacuation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    ‘It was scary’: 300 evacuated, 10 injured after fire breaks out at Japanese primary school

    A fire that broke out at a primary school in Tokyo on Friday, injuring eight pupils and two teachers before being extinguished, authorities said. The fire was reported around 11am, according to the local fire department. It started in a room next to the music room on the top floo…

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