Amid a sharp rise in ambulance dispatches caused by this summer's deadly heat waves, a Twitter post by the Nagoya Municipal Fire Department is attracting attention for asking the public to show patience with the ambulance crews' convenience store breaks.

On July 26, the department's official Twitter account posted: "When an ambulance is dispatched continuously, crew members sometimes stop in at convenience stores or other places to buy beverages in between calls. Even during these times, they are always ready to be dispatched. We kindly ask for your understanding."

The tweet had been retweeted more than 62,000 times by August 13 and drew more than 78,000 likes.