10 injured, hundreds evacuated after fire breaks out at Tokyo elementary school

Nearly 300 students and staff were evacuated after a fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo on Friday morning, with 10 people sustaining minor injuries, according to Japanese media.

The blaze reportedly erupted near a music room on the fourth floor of Takinogawa No. 3 Elementary School in Tokyo’s Kita Ward, prompting a large-scale emergency response.

Firefighters dispatched dozens of fire engines to the scene as thick black smoke billowed from upper-floor windows.

According to the daily Mainichi Shimbun, all students and school personnel were safely evacuated.

The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained.