Japan's Mitsui Chemicals Corporation exploded in the Iwami Otake factory in Wako-cho, Yamaguchi prefecture and caused a fire.

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At approximately 2:15 a.m. local time on the 22nd, Japan's Mitsui Chemicals Corporation exploded in the Iwami Otake factory in Wako-cho, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and caused a fire, killing one person and injuring 11 others. An explosion occurs when an equipment is stopped, or accidents may be caused by human error.

The Iwakuni Police Station in Yamaguchi, Japan, said that 12 workers and workers in the plant and its adjacent factories were involved in an explosion. The company’s staff, Shakuho Shoto, died and 11 people were injured. Another employee, Yamamoto Tsuchi, was splashed with drugs during the explosion. Causes severe burns throughout the body.

According to the report, the factory has confirmed several explosions. The cause of the accident was that the equipment used to produce wood and tyre adhesives had to be stopped due to a fault and that an explosion occurred during the shutdown operation. At present, no toxic gases have been found.

The local police station will apply for the “suspicion of negligence in business” to search the factory and begin investigating and obtaining evidence from relevant personnel on the 22nd.

It is reported that the factory was located at the junction of Iwakuni, Yamato, Yamato, and Otake, Hiroshima, Japan. The accident caused the glass of three or more houses in these three areas to be shattered and the portal damaged. Six people were injured by stepping on broken glass.

About 3,400 bottles of iron drums containing catalyst waste containing radioactive material were stored in the plant area. However, the value of nearby radiation measured after the accident did not change. The factory believes that “the same values ​​as usual have no impact on the human body.”

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