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Japan: Arima Inari Shrine Engulfed in Fire, Priest Couple Hurt

A fire broke out late Tuesday night, June 9 at Arima Inari Shrine near the Arima Onsen hot spring resort in Kobe, Japan, destroying the shrine office and other structures. The head priest and his wife, both in their 80s, sustained minor injuries, while guests at a nearby hotel were temporarily evacuated to a sister property. Firefighters faced significant challenges reaching the site due to approximately 200 steps leading to the shrine, and it took around five hours to fully extinguish the blaze.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Fierce battle between major Japanese underground syndicates

KOBE, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - A bullet hole (arrow mark) is seen on the front window of a vehicle ridden by members of the Ichiwa-kai underground gangster syndicate in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 14, 1985. A shooter belonging to Ichiwa-kai's rival, Yamaguchi-gumi, opened fire at the vehicle when it was parked at a crossing in the western Japan city earlier in the day.

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Fire at gate of Chinese school

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows the gate of a Chinese school in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2012, where a fire was spotted early in the morning. The Japanese police suspect somebody set the fire in a protest against China, where anti-Japan demonstrations are continuing.

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Kobe French restaurant gutted by fire

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional colonial-style building gutted by fire in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. The two-story wooden residence built in 1908 for a French trader named Graciani housed a French restaurant called Grande Maison Graciani.

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Kobe French restaurant gutted by fire

KOBE, Japan - A fire rages at a restaurant in a traditional colonial-style building in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. The two-story wooden residence built in 1908 for a French trader named Graciani housed a French restaurant called Grande Maison Graciani.

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Ex-karaoke outlet owner gets 4 yrs for fatal fire in Hyogo

KOBE, Japan - Holding the photographs of three victims who died in a fire in January at a karaoke bar in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the victims' relatives attend a news conference in Kobe on Dec. 12 after the Kobe District Court sentenced the former karaoke outlet owner to four years in prison for professional negligence.

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Bodies of 5 children found, 4 adults injured in Hyogo fire

KOBE, Japan - A house in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, is gutted by a predawn fire on Jan. 4. Five children, believed to have been with the three families spending the holidays together there, were found dead and four adults were injured.

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Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Firefighters fight to put out a fire aboard a replica of the explorer Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria on exhibition at the Meriken Park in Kobe on April 17. The fire was put under control about an hour later. The Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus' fleet when he set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The replica, about 32 meters long, was made in Spain in 1991. It spent the year of 1992 on an experimental voyage sailing from Barcelona to Kobe.

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3 firefighters die, 10 injured in Kobe fire

KOBE, Japan - Police officers examine a gutted house in Kobe's Nishi Ward on June 2 after three firefighters died and 10 were injured while fighting a fire there. The second floor of the two-story wooden house gave away and fell on the firefighters.

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Fire in garage at Asahi Shimbun bureau, arson suspected

KOBE, Japan - A small fire took place in the early morning on May 11 in the garage of the Asahi Shimbun's Hanshin Bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in a suspected case of arson.

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Hyogo forest fire forces hundreds to evacuate

KOBE, Japan - An elderly woman receives assistance in evacuating her home on March 19 after a forest fire broke out earlier in the day on a mountain in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. The fire forced 79 households, comprising 261 people, to evacuate.

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Forest fire breaks out on mountain in Hyogo Pref.

KOBE, Japan - A forest fire, which broke out before 11 a.m. March 19 on a mountain in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, approaches a residential area in Fujigaoka in the city, forcing about 240 households to evacuate.

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Kobe fire bureau workers' kids make art to honor NY victims

KOBE, Japan - An exhibition of art work by children of employees of Kobe's fire department opens at the city's municipal office Nov. 28, 2001 in support of the bereaved families of New York firefighters lost following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Organizers said 142 children aged 2 to 16 have contributed 157 pieces to the exhibition which will run until Dec. 6.

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Hyogo forest fire forces hundreds to evacuate

KOBE, Japan - An elderly woman receives assistance in evacuating her home on March 19 after a forest fire broke out earlier in the day on a mountain in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. The fire forced 79 households, comprising 261 people, to evacuate.

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Kobe fire bureau workers' kids make art to honor NY victims

KOBE, Japan - An exhibition of art work by children of employees of Kobe's fire department opens at the city's municipal office Nov. 28, 2001 in support of the bereaved families of New York firefighters lost following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Organizers said 142 children aged 2 to 16 have contributed 157 pieces to the exhibition which will run until Dec. 6.

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3 firefighters die, 10 injured in Kobe fire

KOBE, Japan - Police officers examine a gutted house in Kobe's Nishi Ward on June 2 after three firefighters died and 10 were injured while fighting a fire there. The second floor of the two-story wooden house gave away and fell on the firefighters. (Kyodo)

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Fire in garage at Asahi Shimbun bureau, arson suspected

KOBE, Japan - A small fire took place in the early morning on May 11 in the garage of the Asahi Shimbun's Hanshin Bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in a suspected case of arson.

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Forest fire breaks out on mountain in Hyogo Pref.

KOBE, Japan - A forest fire, which broke out before 11 a.m. March 19 on a mountain in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, approaches a residential area in Fujigaoka in the city, forcing about 240 households to evacuate.

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Soccer: Vissel Kobe fire manager Nelsinho

Vissel Kobe manager Nelsinho gives instructions to his players in their J-League season-opening match against Shimizu S-Pulse in Shizuoka, Japan, on Feb. 25, 2017. Vissel Kobe said Aug. 16 they have terminated Nelsinho's contract due to the side's poor performance, despite having acquired former Germany striker Lukas Podolski. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)At least 10 still inside derailed train's 1st car

KOBE, Japan - Photo, taken by Kobe city's fire department, shows a wrecked car of a JR West train, which derailed and crashed into a condominium building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. (Kyodo)

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(6)At least 10 still inside derailed train's 1st car

KOBE, Japan - Photo, taken by Kobe city's fire department, shows firefighters engaged in search operations in the wreckage of a JR West train, which derailed and crashed into a condominium building in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25. (Kyodo)

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Bodies of 5 children found, 4 adults injured in Hyogo fire

KOBE, Japan - A house in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, is gutted by a predawn fire on Jan. 4. Five children, believed to have been with the three families spending the holidays together there, were found dead and four adults were injured. (Kyodo)

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Ex-karaoke outlet owner gets 4 yrs for fatal fire in Hyogo

KOBE, Japan - Holding the photographs of three victims who died in a fire in January at a karaoke bar in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the victims' relatives attend a news conference in Kobe on Dec. 12 after the Kobe District Court sentenced the former karaoke outlet owner to four years in prison for professional negligence. (Kyodo)

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Kobe French restaurant gutted by fire

KOBE, Japan - A fire rages at a restaurant in a traditional colonial-style building in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. The two-story wooden residence built in 1908 for a French trader named Graciani housed a French restaurant called Grande Maison Graciani. (Kyodo)

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Kobe French restaurant gutted by fire

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional colonial-style building gutted by fire in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. The two-story wooden residence built in 1908 for a French trader named Graciani housed a French restaurant called Grande Maison Graciani. (Kyodo)

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1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

The city of Kobe is engulfed in fire and black smoke after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995. The death toll from the Great Hanshin Earthquake climbed to more than 6,000. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs train station in western Japan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Kobe Electric Railway Co.'s Miki station building in western Japan on March 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs train station in western Japan

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Kobe Electric Railway Co.'s Miki station building in western Japan on March 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Environment Ministry begins enhanced fire ant probes

A worker sets a trap to ensnare ants on Port Island, an artificial island in western Japan's Kobe, on July 31, 2017, during a probe aimed at preventing the spread of fire ants. The Environment Ministry stepped up its investigations to better detect the venomous insects, which were found for the first time in Japan in late May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Environment Ministry begins enhanced fire ant probes

A worker takes samples on Port Island, an artificial island in western Japan's Kobe, on July 31, 2017, during a probe aimed at preventing the spread of fire ants. The Environment Ministry stepped up its investigations to better detect the venomous insects, which were found for the first time in Japan in late May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aggressive red fire ants found at Kobe port

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 18, 2017, shows a container yard at Japan's Kobe port, where about 100 red fire ants, originating in South America, have been found. People can develop anaphylaxis when stung by the ants, but the local government said there was no need for concern as the nearest residential area was located 2 kilometers from the container yard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aggressive red fire ants found at Kobe port

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 18, 2017, shows a container yard at Japan's Kobe port, where about 100 red fire ants, originating in South America, have been found. People can develop anaphylaxis when stung by the ants, but the local government said there was no need for concern as the nearest residential area was located 2 kilometers from the container yard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire damages replica of Columbus' Santa Maria in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Firefighters fight to put out a fire aboard a replica of the explorer Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria on exhibition at the Meriken Park in Kobe on April 17. The fire was put under control about an hour later. The Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus' fleet when he set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The replica, about 32 meters long, was made in Spain in 1991. It spent the year of 1992 on an experimental voyage sailing from Barcelona to Kobe. (Kyodo)