According to the fire department, just before 8 a.m. on the 10th, the fire department received a series of reports of ``bee stings'' in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. When the fire department rushed to the scene, 15 people, including middle school and high school students, were complaining of not feeling well and appeared to have been stung by a bee. They are currently being transported to hospitals one after another, and all are said to be conscious.