'Triple whammy' depleted water during Wajima market inferno | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—For nearly half a day, firefighters battling the earthquake-triggered inferno that destroyed the Wajima Asaichi market here found themselves short of their main weapon: water.

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