RSOE EDIS: Japan - HAZMAT - 2009.12.24

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2009-12-24 21:02:01 - HAZMAT - Japan EDIS CODE: HZ-20091224-24298-JPN Date & Time: 2009-12-24 21:02:01 [UTC] Area: Japan, Province of Kansai, Kanzakigawa Plant, Osaka Number of death person(s): 4 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Four people died Thursday morning in Osaka, Japan, in an explosion at a chemical factory, police say. Osaka Prefectural Police said the deadly blast took place at the Kanzakigawa Plant owned by Morita Chemical Industries Co. and involved a boron trifluoride storage tank, The Mainichi Daily News reported. The four workers killed in the blast were on top of the tank when the explosion occurred. The victims were identified as Kazuhiro Hayashi, 47, Tatsuya Nakatani, 45, Tomoyuki Kanazawa, 33, and Keisuke Nishida, 30. Police said sparks caused by an employee sawing a hole into the tank may have caused the explosion. The incident is under investigation. The Daily News said boron trifluoride is toxic but not flammable. The chemical compound is used to help manufacture petroleum resin. Posted:2009-12-24 21:02:01 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu