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2010-01-08 09:58:36 - Explosion - Japan EDIS CODE: EX-20100108-24469-JPN
Date & Time: 2010-01-08 09:58:36 [UTC]
Area: Japan, Prefecture of , Japan Carlit Co, Yokohama Number of Injured person(s): 10
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: Ten people were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant explosion here on Thursday evening, police said. The explosion is believed to have originated at the center of Japan Carlit Co.'s Yokohama plant in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward at around 5:50 p.m. A subsequent fire razed eight buildings before it was brought under control around 2 1/2 hours later. Eight employees and two passers-by were left with mild injuries. This is the second explosion accident at the plant, following one that left one employee dead and another injured in April 2008. Three employees, including the former plant manager, were reported to prosecutors on suspicion of professional negligence leading to death and injury over the case, and a company official announced that the plant had stopped handling any explosive substances. "We have strived to prevent a similar problem since the last accident. We sincerely apologize for the damage we've caused," said President Isao Isa.
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