Fire breaks out at factory near Tokyo

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. A fire broke out at a steel pipe factory in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Monday but no injuries were reported, firefighters said.

Armenpress informs referring to Kyodo News that the fire occurred at around 11:35 a.m. at the plant of Nippon Steel and Sumikin Pipe Co., a subsidiary of the country's biggest steelmaker, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

The blaze spread to a neighboring factory of major chemical maker Kao Corp., which issued an order for its employees to evacuate the facility.