{
  "id": 14042831,
  "title": "House Fire Breaks Out During Wasp Nest Removal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/house-fire-breaks-out-during-wasp-nest-removal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:58:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/151026.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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)",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}