Forest fires in Japan's Iwate Prefecture spread toward town center

Two forest fires in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Iwate are still raging, with flames confirmed to be spreading toward the center of a town on Friday. More than 2,500 residents, or about a quarter of the municipality's population, are under an evacuation order. Firefighters have been working to put out flames near homes throughout the night. They resumed water-spraying from helicopters on Friday morning.