A fire broke out Friday morning at an elementary school in central Tokyo, but all approximately 300 students and teachers inside were either evacuated or rescued, according to officials.
The Tokyo Fire Department reported that the blaze started near a music room on the top floor of the four-story Takinogawa No. 3 Elementary School, igniting late in the morning hours.
Rescue crews pulled one teacher and a number of students from the building. Those individuals sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening, fire department officials confirmed.
News cameras captured thick black smoke pouring from windows on the building’s fourth floor as firefighters worked to bring the fire under control. Dozens of fire trucks were sent to the scene to assist with the response.
Everyone else who had been inside the school at the time of the fire made it out on their own, gathering at a nearby park. Officials confirmed that no one remained trapped inside the building.
Investigators have not yet determined what sparked the fire, and the cause remains under investigation.
