House Fire Breaks Out During Wasp Nest Removal
A fire broke out at a home in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on October 12th after flames apparently spread to the building during an operation to remove a wasp nest, burning two residential structures and leaving one worker with minor injuries. (News On Japan)
On October 12th, a fire erupted at a residence in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, following an operation to remove a wasp nest. The flames reportedly extended to the wooden, single-story main house of Daiji Kato, 79, and a separate two-story wooden building on the property. Firefighters managed to control the blaze approximately three hours later, leaving both structures damaged and one worker with minor injuries.
Kato and his family - his 70-year-old wife and 46-year-old son - were not harmed. Police are investigating the circumstances of the fire and believe it spread to the house during the extermination work. The worker had been using a commercially available insecticidal smoke device designed to release smoke and eliminate wasps.
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