Aichi killed two people Factory fire “Machines were shut down at that time” September 28, 18:49

On the night of the 27th, a fire broke out from a factory of a major chemical fiber manufacturer in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, killing two people and injuring one person. Although it was included, the company explained that it was in a state of being stopped.

On the 29th, police and fire departments will conduct on-site inspections to find out more about the cause.

Around 9 pm on the 27th, a fire broke out at the Inuyama factory of a major chemical fiber manufacturer "Toyobo" in Inuyama City, and the fire was extinguished about 11 hours later, but the steel-framed two-story building and the machinery inside It was burnt.



Kiyofumi Takahashi (55) from Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture and Akihiko Machikata (37) from Gifu City died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the building, and a 34-year-old male employee had a throat, etc. I had a slight burn.



In the evening, Toyobo's Vice President Ken Watanabe held a press conference there and said, "I pray for the souls of the deceased employees and sincerely condolence to the bereaved family," and apologize to the residents around the factory. Did.



Ken Watanabe said that the building manufactures films for wrapping food, and that the machine that heat-treats and stretches synthetic resin emits smoke, and that the machine was powered on at the time, but for cleaning. I explained that it was once stopped.



Mr. Takahashi is a veteran with 30 years of service, and at that time, he finished cleaning the machine and prepared for restart, and Mr. Machikata was a mid-career employee with 15 years of service and was working on the next production line. , I tried to extinguish the fire initially according to the fire response manual, but it was wrapped in strong smoke.



On the 29th, police and fire departments will conduct on-site inspections to find out more about the cause.