Tokyo: A fire broke out at a downtown Tokyo school on Friday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 300 students and staff. The fire began near the music room

A fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo on Friday, injuring at least one person, but all children and staff were evacuated safely, Japanese media reports said. Thick black smoke billowed from a top-floor window after the blaze reportedly started at around 11 a.m. in a music room…

A fire department official said efforts to fully extinguish the blaze were still underway, and at least one person had been sent to hospital.

The blaze was extinguished after around three hours, with most of the 10 injured suffering from smoke inhalation.