Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref. – A forest fire that broke out in late February on a mountain north of Tokyo has finally been extinguished after scorching about 106 hectares, the local government said Monday.
With firefighters pointing to the possibility of a hiker having caused the fire in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Mayor Satoshi Izumi said in a news conference he hopes to implement measures such as “regulations that will prevent people from smoking on mountains.”
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