70m chimney collapses at steelworks Nippon Steel Chiba Kimitsu September 9th 23:31
According to Nippon Steel, in the morning of September 9, workers found a chimney with a height of about 70m collapsed at Kimitsu Steel Works in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to the company, as the typhoon approached, there were no injuries because the factory was not operating on the 9th.
According to the company, the collapsed chimney is a facility for discharging gas and water vapor generated in the iron making process. Under this influence, the steelworks has two lines that melt the iron raw material to remove impurities and add components. The operation is stopped at one of the lines.
That the prospect of recovery is not set, the company has confirmed the impact on future production.