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A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda
airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. There have
been no reports of injuries, say Japanese officials. A fire
official told AFP news agency the blaze started at a two-
metre-tall (6.7ft) cooling tower at a factory owned by a
unit of Nippon Steel. Haneda airport is about 25km (15.5
miles) from central Tokyo. The steel plant is situated in the
city of Kawasaki, which is next to the airport.
Passengers at the airport uploaded pictures of the fire on
social media showing large plumes of black smoke. One
Twitter user wrote (in Japanese): “I was about to board
my flight at a gate at Haneda airport when I realised many
people were looking outside the window so I went over and
realised there was a huge fire.
“Our flight was delayed by 15 to 20 minutes, and the pilot
said it was partly because of the fire (but no major
issue). “Because of recent news about explosions in
Yokosuka and China, I started wondering if it was something
similar and people were looking nervous. “The pilot also said
they received a lot of enquiries about whether there was any
accident.”
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