On the 10th of this month, at a factory in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, there was a fire in which three employees were seriously injured as the building burst into flames after the sound of an explosion. We are investigating the circumstances and causes of the explosion.

Before 3:00 pm on the 10th of this month, at the factory of "Tohoku Tokai", which manufactures gas lighters and cassette cylinders in Takahira, Nihonmatsu City, the building caught fire after the sound of an explosion, and was extinguished after burning for more than 10 hours. I was.



In this fire, three male employees in their 30s and 40s were transported to the hospital, where they suffered serious burns all over their bodies.



In order to investigate the situation at that time, the police and fire department conducted an on-site inspection from 10:00 am on the 14th with about 40 people. I used a camera to photograph the burnt remains from the second floor of the building and from above.



According to Nihonmatsu City, this factory was invited by the city and has been in operation since 1981, and currently employs about 45 people.



The police and fire department will also listen to the factory officials to investigate the situation of the work at the time of the explosion and the cause of the fire.