An explosion occurred at a chemical plant in the Japanese city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture
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Firefighters and police officers work on the spot, no evacuation of the population of residential buildings in the district was announced in connection with a fire at the plant.
At least four people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The incident happened this morning in the north-east of the country, reports NHK.
All the injured are conscious. The severity of their injuries has not been specified.
According to the channel, the message about the explosion came from one of the residents of the area adjacent to the plant at 07.45 local time. After the explosion, a fire started at the plant. Fire brigades and police arrived at the scene.
Sakai Chemical Industry plant specializes in the production of zinc powder used in the cosmetic industry.
According to law enforcement officers, there is no information about the possible processing of harmful substances at this enterprise.
Recall at a repair plant in the city of Baise in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China there was an explosion that killed at least one person.
Previously unknown persons blew up two oil wells of the Bai-Khasan fieldresulting in fires. The fire on one of them was eliminated on the same day, work on the second continued until Sunday.
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