'Multiple' casualties in Japan factory explosion

'Multiple' casualties in Japan factory explosion

 

Tokyo (AFP)

 

A number of people were killed or injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Japan Thursday, police and reports said.

 

"There was some explosion triggered by some sort of chemical reaction during plant operations," said a police spokesman in Mie, central Japan.

 

"It seems a number of people were killed or injured," he said, adding they were not sure of exact numbers.

 

Ranko Hirai, a spokeswoman at Mitsubishi Materials, said: "We confirmed that there was an explosion at our plant in Yokkaichi, where we produce silicon materials. We have also confirmed that people were injured. We don't know about deaths."

 

(Agence France-Presse, 9 Thursday January 2014 The Roman)

 

Earthquake Information

Earthquake Information

 



 

Earthquake Information (Information on seismic intensity at each site)

Issued at 00:13 JST 14 Sep 2013

 

Occurred at (JST)	Latitude(degree)	Longitude(degree)	Depth	Magnitude	Region Name
00:09 JST 14 Sep 2013	34.8N	137.3E	30 km	3.6	Mikawa-wan

 

 

Seismic Intensity at each station

(* mark: Local Governments' or NIED's station)

Prefecture

JMA Seismic Intensity

Station Name

 

Aichi	2	Toyota-shi Onumacho*
	1	Toyohashi-shi Mukaiyama
		Toyokawa-shi Suwa*
		Toyokawa-shi Ichinomiyacho*
		Toyokawa-shi Mitocho*
		Toyokawa-shi Kozakai-cho*
		Gamagori-shi Miyukicho*
		Shinshiro-shi Norimoto
		Shinshiro-shi Yabe
		Shinshiro-shi Higashi-irifune*
		Shinshiro-shi Tsukude-takasato*
		Tahara-shi Akabanecho*
		Toyota-shi Kozaka-hommachi
		Toyota-shi Oboracho
		Toyota-shi Kozakacho*
		Toyota-shi Chokoji*
		Toyota-shi Asukecho*
		Agui-cho Usaka*
		Aichi Mihama-cho Kowa*
		Aichi Miyoshi-shi Miyoshi-cho*
Gifu	1	Ena-shi Kamiyahagicho*
Mie	1	Suzuka-shi Nishijo

 

This earthquake poses no tsunami risk.

"-" in the above information represents an indeterminable value.

 

Some of the names of cities/towns/villages in the message are the versions used before the areas were administratively united.

 

(Japan Meteorological Agency, 14 Saturday September 2013 The Roman)

(Edited: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 14 Saturday September 2013 The Roman)