Cat that ran off after falling into vat of dangerous chemicals sparks alert in Japan’s Fukuyama city

Footprints believed to be from a cat that fell into a tank containing hexavalent chromium in a factory in Japan. - PHOTO: AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Locals in a city in western Japan have been told not to approach or touch a missing cat that fell into a vat of dangerous chemicals and then scampered off into the night.

An employee at a metal plating plant in Fukuyama arrived for work on Monday morning to find feline paw prints leading away from the container, the firm said.