Red flames burned up in the factory filled with smoke, and the fire -extinguishing activities continued for more than 11 hours.A fire at the Sanko Seika Arakawa factory of Nagasa Masasa, the mayor of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, which occurred midnight on the 11th.Five people have died and some do not know safety.At the Arakawa factory, a fire that burned the manufacturing machine was also occurred in November 2019, and neighboring residents made a painful voice saying "again."
There was an intense smoke smell around the site, and occasionally a "pan" and a bursting sound.A man in his 60s working at a recycling factory next door said, "I learned about fire on disaster prevention radios late at night, and it was difficult to come. I'm worried because smoke may increase."
Despite the hardships of fire extinguishing, the fire was raised from a different place from the place where the water was discharged, and it seemed to be taking time to extinguish the fire.The side of the building was burnt and distorted by heat.The Prefectural Police suspended the search for unknown people, saying that there was a danger of collapse of the building.
A 30 -year -old man lived nearby tweeted, "There was little water to discharge and the fire department was struggling.
The Murakami City Fire Headquarters has dispatched a total of 22 firefighting and rescue vehicles with the support of the Shibata Wide Area Fire Headquarters and the Niigata City Fire Bureau.The person in charge explained that the fire was extinguished that there were many flammable materials, the inside was divided, making it difficult to find an entrance in a large amount of smoke. "
Fire extinguishing activity lasts for a long time, and most of the nearby fire tanks are depleted.In order to use remote fire hydrants and water, they connected multiple pump trucks and used special fire trucks called super pomers dispatched by Niigata City.
In the prefecture, there have been many explosions and fires that are sacrificed at factories and construction sites since 2000 = see the table =.
On May 4, 2003, the fire broke out from the dry room of the rest area in the Tunnel of the Itoigawa Factory Tanmine in Itoigawa (formerly Aomachi).Three people who hit the initial fire were killed.
On March 20, 2007, a methylcellulose manufacturing facility exploded at the Shinetsu Chemical Industry Naoetsu Plant in Joetsu City.The explosion occurred in a chain, and three workers became heavy.
In Joetsu City, an explosion accident occurred on July 15, 2008 at the construction site of a natural gas pipeline.Two of the excavation workers have died.
An explosion occurred on May 24, 2012 at the Hachiage Pass Tunnel construction site in Minami Uonuma City.The four people who had been checking the ventilation equipment were sacrificed.
In each case, the factory manager and the staff of the contractor have been sent documents on suspicion of negligence in business.