Large Plumes of Smoke Seen During Building Fire in Fukuoka

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25 May 2024 at 5:54 am

Firefighters in Fukuoka, Japan, extinguished a building fire in Hakata Ward on Saturday, May 25.

Footage recorded by @1012daifukuneko shows a large plume of smoke rising from a building near Minami-Fukuoka Station.

Local media reported that firefighters attended the scene at around 10:50 am local time. The fire was out by around 2 pm, the report added.

No-one was injured. The cause of the fire was not reported. Credit: @1012daifukuneko via Storyful

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