More than 170 buildings were damaged in a massive fire that swept through a dense residential area in the southwestern Japan city of Oita overnight, leaving one person dead, local authorities said Wednesday.Firefighters continued to battle the blaze over 12 hours after the fire in the city's Saganoseki port district was reported to police on Tuesday. Up to 180 people were evacuated at one stage, according to the authorities.Police confirmed the death of one person found at the site of the fire on Wednesday and are trying to identify the body as that of a 76-year-old man who remains missing,…READ FULL ARTICLE
