On the night of the 22nd, about 8 hours after the fire broke out from a plastic recycling factory in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, the fire has not subsided.
Two male employees were burned in the fire and were taken to the hospital, and nearby residents were temporarily evacuated.
After 10 pm on the 22nd, a neighbor reported that "I can hear the explosion sound" at the "Naveka" factory in the plastic recycling industry in Nobono-cho, Kameyama City.
More than 20 fire trucks have been cheering from the Kameyama City Fire Department and four surrounding fire departments to extinguish the fire, but intense flames and black smoke continue to rise from the factory, and it has subsided even after about 8 hours. not.
According to police and fire departments, a 42-year-old man who is an employee has burned his whole body and a 32-year-old man has been treated at the hospital by smoking.
In addition, a total of 19 people from eight households temporarily evacuated to a public hall about 300 meters away.
The site is an area where houses and factories coexist about 5 km away from Kameyama City Hall, and according to the company's website, the factory where the fire broke out recycles and sells the plastic contained in the bumper of the car. ..
According to the police, four employees were working at the time of the fire, so the police will investigate the cause of the fire.