"Fire of Heisei Niiyama" is a monument built in the center of Shimabara-shi in 1997 with the wishes of recovery from eruptive disaster of Unzen Fugendake, collected from lava dome magma More than 20 years have passed since fire that was protected by windscreen glass.

According to Shimabara-shi, the city officials confirmed that this fire has disappeared on the 4th of this month after Typhoon 24 passed.

In the event that the fire disappears due to strong wind etc., until now, "Fire of Heisei New Mountain" was restored by using the fire which was kept in the old government building of the city, but since last March It is that the rebuilding work of the government office began and the storage of fire is stopped after that.

Moreover, it is difficult to collect fire again from the lava dome, which means that it is difficult to recover.

Shimabara-shi said, "I would like to further consider how to inherit the history and lessons of the eruption disaster while also considering other methods."