Fire engulfs residential area in southwestern Japan, 1 unaccounted for

A fire engulfed a residential area in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Tuesday, prompting more than 170 people to evacuate and leaving one person unaccounted for, according to police and other local authorities.The blaze broke out in a dense residential area located northeast of Saganoseki fishing port, resulting in at least 20 buildings in flames, according to the authorities. It has also spread to forested land nearby, a Kyodo News reporter witnessed.An emergency call reporting the fire in the Saganoseki district was made at around 5:45 p.m. One man in his 70s has not been accounted…READ FULL ARTICLE