Firefighters Attacked by Swarm of Bees

Firefighters battling a house fire in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on August 19 were forced to contend with large numbers of bees swarming around the scene after an attempt to burn a bee nest apparently set the roof ablaze. Emergency services received a report from a nearby resident saying that someone had been trying to burn a bee nest when the fire spread to the roof. When firefighters arrived,…