Overview
- The fire, which broke out Thursday near Nosappu Cape in Nemuro, spread toward scattered homes under strong winds.
- Prefectural officials requested a Self-Defense Force disaster dispatch, and SDF and Hokkaido helicopters made repeated water drops.
- Authorities ordered 167 Habomai households, or 357 people, to evacuate, with the order lifted around 9 a.m. Friday.
- Crews declared the blaze out around 12:30 p.m. Friday after about 24 hours, with roughly 328 hectares burned.
- No injuries or building damage were confirmed, and the fire was the largest of its kind in Hokkaido since 2000, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.