World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
Fire at plastic recycling plant in Nara; workers escape unharmed
A fire broke out at a waste-plastic recycling plant in Nara City, Japan, on Oct.
13.
The plant is in the Shimofukawa-cho area, and workers called firefighters after seeing black smoke coming from the building.
All workers evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.
Waste plastic inside the factory was burning, and the fire was still strong hours after it began.
The blaze had not been brought under control by the latest update.
Firefighters continued working to put it out, with no timeline for when it would be extinguished.
Police plan to examine the site after firefighting ends and investigate the cause.
A fire broke out at a waste-plastic recycling plant in Shimofukawa-cho, Nara City, on the afternoon of October 13.
All workers at the plant evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
Firefighters were still battling the blaze later that day, and it had not been brought under control.
The fire was burning waste plastic inside the plant, identified by one report as the headquarters factory of Nichijun Boeki.
The cause of the fire was not stated, and police planned to investigate after firefighting ended.
- Who
- Workers at the plant evacuated. Firefighters responded.
- What
- A fire broke out at a waste-plastic recycling plant; no injuries were reported.
- When
- October 13, at about 3:30 p.m.
- Where
- Shimofukawa-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- The cause of the fire was not stated.
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A worker reported black smoke from the plant to the fire department.
Fire engines and other vehicles were still responding, and the fire had not been brought under control.
The fire was still intense, with no estimate for when it would be extinguished.
- Location
- Shimofukawa-cho, Nara City
- Reported call
- About 3:30 p.m. on October 13
- Workers present
- Six, according to TV Asahi; another report described the number as several
- Injuries
- None reported
- Plant identification
- Nichijun Boeki headquarters factory, according to Asahi Shimbun
What people are saying
Black smoke is coming from the building.
Sources
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