Yamaguchi

A worker died on Saturday from severe burns during a traditional mountain burning event at Akiyoshidai park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan's largest karst plateau. Authorities said the controlled blaze started around 10 a.m., and about 20 minutes later, firefighters reported a man engulfed in flames, who was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The incident occurred despite enhanced safety measures following a similar fatal accident in 2017.