Huge fire in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture (PHOTOS)
Twitter users have been capturing staggering images of a massive fire at a local business in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Images show heavy dark smoke bursting from a blaze beside various auto dealers.
Witnesses posted numerous disturbing images of a large blaze with thick dark smoke in Iwaki’s Uchigo district. The onlookers and drivers described being shocked and alarmed by the sight.
うわ、内郷旧6国のモスバーガー向いで火事 pic.twitter.com/jIfpIG79i2
— ZIV (@ZIV_MYSTER) December 2, 2015
Images posted online showed local authorities at the scene trying to contain the fire. Information on possible injuries has not yet been released.
内郷で火事おきてる
煙やばくてびっくりしたわ pic.twitter.com/lOCooMyXmK
— くさの こうすけ (@kusakou_0801) December 2, 2015
The fire reportedly originated around a small Suzuki car dealership. Other reports said it started at a building nearby.
内郷めっちゃ火事!!
やばい怖い火も煙もやばい!!😭😭 pic.twitter.com/BdgWMLRTTx
— るっこ (@rurbase3js) December 2, 2015
One of the pictures later posted online shows firefighters standing by a completely burned-out Suzuki dealership.
もーー火事やばい。
車渋滞。
遅刻だ、、 pic.twitter.com/R41EZDt4lQ
— ▶︎.Fu-Ka (@fuka_dance0818) December 2, 2015
Locals expressed concern online that the smoke from the fire could be toxic, but there was no official warning of hazardous materials issued.
火事してたら外で音ゲー起こってた pic.twitter.com/Tdidu81Cre
— 林@SDVX底辺ガチ勢 (@RIN_No15) December 2, 2015
内郷の火事現場見たけどなんとも言えない殺風景だった。 pic.twitter.com/EfWBct08kM
— 小黒晃 (@o_akr99) December 3, 2015