Authorities have urged the evacuation of over 2,900 people after a massive fire erupted in a petrochemical plant in the city of Arida, Japan
Footage broadcast by the Japanese media shows firefighters trying to douse the flames as well as thick plume of black smoke rising against the skyline.
According to NHK, 1,281 households were urged to evacuate, affecting at least 2,986 people. Around 500 of them fled and were taken to shelter at a local welfare center and a junior high school.
