An explosion ripped through a building in its center Tokyo today, Monday 03/07, scattering debris across a busy intersection and sending smoke into the air. The fire was soon contained, Japanese media reported.
Four people were injuredthe three seriously, but all were conscious, according to public broadcaster NHK, which broadcast images and video of flames coming through the windows of the shattered second floor of the building in the Shinbashi district of the Japanese capital.
In accordance with Reutersthe cause of the explosion was not clear, but witnesses said that they had smelled gas before the explosion. “I had just arrived at work and was starting preparations when there was a very loud explosion,” said 26-year-old restaurant worker Shinobu Nakagawa, who works on the first floor of the building. She said she grabbed her phone and ran outside. “Furniture and shards of glass were scattered everywhere, and when I looked up, smoke was rising up».
The explosion occurred in an area near railway station which is full of bars and restaurants.
Source: News Beast
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