A Fire in Azabu Juban

The other day Cindy called up from our lobby and said there was a fire going on just down the street. I went out to look, and took these pictures from the our front landing.

Here are some shots from ground level, as firefighters were cleaning things up.

Many of the emergency personnel arrived on the scene on their official bicycles.

The fire started in a fifth floor apartment. That apartment seems to have been really gutted, but fortunately the blaze was soon contained and didn't spread much further.

The fireplugs over here are under the sidewalks, beneath access panels that are sort of like manhole covers. The fire engines have self-propelled hose carts that stow in the rear.