Fire at Japan nuclear plant put out; no danger to public - operator


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 Jan 2016

TOKYO (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Chubu Electric Power Co's (9502.T) Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan on Thursday, but was quickly put out and there had been no danger to the public, the company said.

The fire started at about 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) in the exhaust fan of the turbine building of the plant's No.2 reactor, which is currently under being decommissioned, a company spokesman said.

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