Authorities have urged the evacuation of over 2,900 people after a massive fire erupted in a petrochemical plant in the city of Arida, Japan <br /> <br />Footage broadcast by the Japanese media shows firefighters trying to douse the flames as well as thick plume of black smoke rising against the skyline. <br /> <br />According to NHK, 1,281 households were urged to evacuate, affecting at least 2,986 people. Around 500 of them fled and were taken to shelter at a local welfare center and a junior high school.
