Tokyo primary school fire sees children stranded on second-floor window ledge

A fire engulfed a multi-storey primary school in Tokyo, forcing children to evacuate through a window to escape thick smoke. Footage shared on social media captured the moment pupils were stranded on a second-floor window ledge while fleeing the blaze. The incident saw children cowering on the ledge as they attempted to get away from the fire that had overtaken their school building, creating a perilous situation for the students during the emergency evacuation.