| Event code | FR-FOR/06711/JPN |
|---|---|
| Main category | Fire |
| Sub category | forest fire |
| Event date (UTC) | Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:42:49 +0000 |
| Last update (UTC) | Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:28:18 +0000 |
| Continent | Asia |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Administration area | Prefecture of Ehime |
| Settlement | |
| Exact location | Greater Imabari area |
| Open Location Code: | 8Q6J2WH3+HX |
| Size of affected area | County-level |
| Additional events |
| Urgency | Past |
|---|---|
| Certainty | Observed |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Category | Fire |
Wildfires continue in two prefectures of western Japan on Tuesday, forcing some residents to evacuate. One of them broke out on Sunday in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. The city said that as of 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, the fire had burned at least 214 hectares. That makes it the largest forest fire in the prefecture since 1989. City officials said they have received no reports of damage to buildings. Firefighters are conducting ground-based operations, while helicopters from the prefecture and the Self-Defense Forces have been deployed to battle the blaze from the air. The city has issued evacuation orders for 1,079 people from 553 households. The neighboring city of Saijo has also issued such orders.
The forest fire that had ravaged parts of Imabari, a city in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, has been contained, Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga said Monday. The city government lifted its remaining evacuation order for 611 people in 333 households. "I received a report from the city's fire chief that there is no longer a risk of the fire spreading," Tokunaga said at a press conference. The fire broke out in the mountains of the Nagasawa district at around 4 p.m. on March 23, leading to evacuation orders being issued for up to around 7,500 people in some 3,800 households at one point. It consumed a total of 442 hectares in Imabari and the neighboring city of Saijo. A total of 22 buildings were burned, with strong winds carrying flames to residential buildings and warehouses far from mountain forests. Two volunteer firefighters were injured while working to put out the fire.
| Number of dead: | 0 person(s) |
|---|---|
| Number of injured: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Affected: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Rescued/evacuated: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Missing: | 0 person(s) |
| Number of Infected: | 0 person(s) |
| Code2 | JP |
|---|---|
| Code | JPN |
| Name | Japan |
| LocalName | Nihon/Nippon |
| GovernmentForm | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| SurfaceArea | 377829.00 |
| IndepYear | -660 |
| Population | 126714000 |
| LifeExpectancy | 80.7 |
| GNP | 3787042.00 |
| GNPOld | 4192638.00 |
| Capital | 1532 |