Iwate, March 4 -- A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan has expanded, with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes at risk, Kyodo News reported.

As per Kyodo News on Tuesday, the fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, has forced residents to evacuate as the fire has spread over a wide area toward the Pacific coast.

Kyodo News reported that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged during a parliamentary session to "deploy all firefighting and Self-Defense Forces (SDF) capabilities to prevent people's homes from being impacted."

Kyodo News reported that firefighters recruited from across the country and SDF aircraft continued to battle the blaze after managing to prevent the flames from reaching residential areas of Of...