Tokyo primary school evacuated after fire breaks out, media report

TOKYO, ‌June 19 (Reuters) - ​A ​primary school ‌in northern Tokyo was ⁠evacuated on ‌Friday after a ‌fire broke out in the ​music room on the ⁠fourth floor, Japanese media ​reported.

Several students sustained injuries from ​smoke inhalation, ‌public broadcaster NHK reported.

When ⁠the blaze started, there ⁠were about 300 students ​and staff at the Takinogawa Daisan ‌Elementary School, NHK said.

(Reporting by ‌Mariko ⁠Katsumura ‌and Satoshi ​Sugiyama, Editing by Chang-Ran ‌Kim)

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