In Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, the wildfire that broke out on the 21st of this month has not been extinguished, and the Self-Defense Forces resumed firefighting activities by helicopter on the morning of the 24th.
The city issued an evacuation advisory, calling on 72 households in the vicinity to evacuate, and closed one nearby junior high school.
According to Tochigi Prefecture, the wildfire that broke out in Nishinomiya-cho, Ashikaga City on the 21st of this month has not been extinguished, and the Self-Defense Forces have resumed fire extinguishing activities by helicopter from the sky around 6:30 am on the 24th. ..
On the 23rd, a strong wind blew near the site, so Ashikaga City issued an evacuation advisory saying that there was a risk of fire spreading to residential areas, and is calling on 72 households in the vicinity to evacuate.
The city has taken measures to suspend classes on the 24th because it is not possible to ensure safety for one junior high school adjacent to the district that issued the evacuation advisory.
It means that the students attending this junior high school are informed to wait at home.
At the elementary school, which is about 1 km away from the site, classes are scheduled to be held as usual on the 24th, and children were seen attending school with their parents near the school.
The father who attended the school said, "It seems that my child couldn't sleep because he was worried yesterday night. I'm worried because the smell of burning is coming to my house."