2021-05-11 06:06:10 GMT2021-05-11 14:06:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) An explosion took place at a chemical factory in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, injuring four people, local media reported.
According to local authorities, no toxic gases have been detected.
The blast occurred at around 7:45 a.m. local time at Sakai Chemical Industry Co. s Yumoto Factory in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the authorities said.
Three of the injured people suffered burns, among whom one was seriously hurt, and the remaining had a minor injury, according to local authorities.
According to Sakai Chemical, the factory manufactures materials including zinc oxide and zinc powder that are used to make cosmetics and paints.
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