Fire at Tokyo Metropolitan University Accidental fire during experiment No injuries Tokyo Hachioji

After noon on the 4th, a fire broke out at the Tokyo Metropolitan University building in Hachioji, Tokyo, burning about 30 square meters.

At that time, the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department were investigating the cause of the fire because students were conducting experiments in the room at the source of the fire.

Before 1:00 pm on the 4th, there was a report that black smoke was rising from Building 8 of Tokyo Metropolitan University Minami Osawa Campus in Minami Osawa, Hachioji City.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a fire broke out from a chemical laboratory on the 5th floor of a 9-story building, burning about 30 square meters.

No one was injured.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, at that time, the student was experimenting alone in the room at the source of the fire, and the student said, "I accidentally spilled the liquid."

The Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department are investigating the cause of the fire.