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In the forest fire that occurred in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, the city wants to determine whether the fire can be said to be suppressed by the beginning of the week, but multiple heat sources that are still at high temperatures were confirmed on the mountainside on the 29th, and firefighting efforts are continuing.

In the forest fire that occurred in Imabari City on the 23rd of this month, the burned area, including the adjacent Saijo City, reached approximately 442 hectares, but no new spread of the fire has been confirmed since 2:30 PM on the 27th.

<br><br>On the 28th, Imabari City lifted the evacuation orders for areas excluding 333 households and 611 people in the Nagasawa and Midorigaoka housing complex districts, as there was no longer a risk of the fire spreading. The neighboring Saijo City lifted all evacuation orders.

Imabari City wants to determine whether the fire can be considered suppressed by the beginning of the week. However, according to the city and others, when the fire department checked the area with a disaster prevention helicopter, multiple heat sources were confirmed on the mountainside near the Nagasawa district and Midorigaoka housing complex district, where evacuation orders continue, on the 29th.

<br><br>For this reason, the fire department and others have been continuing firefighting activities from the air since the morning, and on the ground, they are also checking for any remaining embers.

<br>The specialty towels were also in a critical situation<br>Imabari City in Ehime Prefecture, known as Japans number one towel production area, faced a forest fire, and at one point, the flames were dangerously close to warehouses storing large quantities of towels.

According to Hiroshi Masaoka, president of a towel manufacturer with over 100 years of history, a mountain near the towel factory in the Nagasawa area of Imabari City started to burn on March 23.

<br><br>For the safety of employees, the factory was closed to monitor the fire situation, and now it is reported that the mountain near the warehouse storing towels in the Sakurai area has begun to burn.

<br><br>Approximately 4,000 towels are stored in the warehouse, and President Masaoka was anxious about the fire spreading to the warehouse.

Currently, there is no longer a risk of the fire spreading, but the president said, There are a large number of towels in the warehouse, and there are also a lot of flammable lint and dust in the factory.

A pillar of fire was visible on the familiar mountain, and it was terrifying as everything turned white with ash

The towel manufacturer is always prepared for fires, but this time they couldnt respond because they didnt know when or where it would spread.

I was relieved that nothing happened, they said.

According to the Imabari Towel Industrial Association, chaired by President Masaoka, no reports of damage from the forest fire have been received from towel manufacturers in the city as of the 28th.