Fire station gutted as firefighters party

OITA -- Firefighters accidentally burned down the second floor of a fire brigade guardhouse here as they partied to celebrate a successful promotional event held to mark their firefighting skills, police said.

When the blaze broke out, many of the volunteer firefighters from the station were tucking into a Korean barbecue meal they had to celebrate the morning's dezome-shiki, a traditional New Year's event where firefighters display a series of acrobatic skills aimed at encouraging fire prevention awareness.

Though nobody was injured in the blaze, officials were extremely embarrassed by the incident.

The fire broke out as one of the firefighters began cleaning up from the party. The firefighters put it the blaze, but only after it had gutted about 20 square meters of the guardhouse.

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/arc...0na004000c.html

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aw man that is classic.

lmao , bet they didnt feel like celebrating after that...

they might get promoted in the firefighting skills in the eyes of the officials but they fail the real test in reality.

at least no one was injured

Oh the irony.

what?? this is the japanese annual celebration of Fire, or the Dance of Flames. they didn't intend to celebrate it so early but hey, it's all over now.

yes! thats very ironic.