Fire at Tokyo primary school leaves 10 injured (update)


Parents taking their children home following the fire on the fourth floor of theTakinogawa Dai-san Elementary School in Tokyo on June 19. - JIJI Press/AFP

TOKYO: A fire broke out Friday (June 19) at an elementary school in Tokyo, injuring at least eight pupils and two teachers, authorities said, Kyodo News reported.

Most of the pupils sustained minor injuries from inhaling smoke at the school in Kita Ward, they said.

An emergency call reporting the fire was made around 11am, according to the local fire department. Kita Ward said the fire started at the music room on the fourth floor of the school building.

About 340 students attend the ward-run school, according to its website. - Bernama-Kyodo

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