Tokyo Primary School Fire: 300 Students and Teachers Safely Evacuated

Tokio. About 300 students and teachers were safely evacuated after a fire broke out at a primary school in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on Friday morning. Officials stated that there were no casualties as rescue and control efforts were timely, even though the fire spread from the upper floor of the school building.

The fire broke out at Takinogawa No. 3 Primary School in Tokyo's downtown area at 10:00 AM local time on Friday. According to the Tokyo Fire Department, initial information received indicates that the fire started near the music room on the fourth floor of the four-story school building. An emergency rescue operation was immediately launched on the school premises after the fire broke out.