長崎ながさき 五島ごしまの山林さんりん火災かさい 徐々じょじょにおさまるも 避難ひなん指示しじは継続けいぞく

On the morning of the 7th, a forest fire broke out in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and firefighting efforts are ongoing.

According to the fire department, the intensity of the fire is gradually subsiding.

The city continues to issue evacuation orders to over 900 households near the site.

According to the fire department, a report was received around 11 a.m. on the 7th in Matsuyama Town, Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, stating that the fire spread during garbage incineration.

The fire has spread to the forest, and in addition to firefighting activities on the ground, the prefectural disaster prevention helicopter is also engaged in firefighting from the air.

<br><br>Additionally, in the afternoon of the 7th, the prefecture requested disaster dispatch from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

<br>The site is a forest located about 2 kilometers north of Goto City Hall. Shortly after 1 PM, the city issued an evacuation order to 924 households, totaling 1,534 people, in the entire Matsuyama-cho area of Goto City, which is near the site.

According to the fire department, the intensity of the fire is gradually subsiding, and in the footage taken from NHKs helicopter after 3 PM, it can be confirmed that the amount of smoke is decreasing.

According to the police and fire department, there is currently no information about any injuries from this fire.

A dry weather warning has been issued for Goto City starting from the 6th.

<br>16 households and 36 people have evacuated as of 4 PM<br>As of 4 PM on the 7th, 16 households and 36 people have evacuated to the shelter established by Goto City.

Among them, a man in his 60s who evacuated with his family said, The police officer said, Please evacuate, so we evacuated.

I hope the house doesnt burn down, he said.

<br><br>Also, a man in his 40s said, The fire brigade informed us about the fire, and the whole family evacuated.

I knew that wildfires were occurring frequently nationwide, but I feel its not someone elses problem.

I hope the fire is extinguished quickly, they said.