No it is not a new article look in the link;
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-japan-quake-fire-idUSTRE72E95H20110315
See the date it was written?? 3-15-2011
Call me crazy but I believe 3-15-2011 is still today in the US.
I’m watching live news from Japan about the fire that broke out 2 hours ago. They are trying to figure out how to fight it.