TOKYO, Jun 7 (NNN-NHK) – Seven individuals were injured, yesterday, due to a suspected explosion at a shipyard in Osaka, local media reported, citing police and fire department reports.
At around 2:45 p.m. local time, firefighters responded to a call reporting that an explosion had occurred on a vessel, resulting in injuries, at the shipyard located in Nishinari Ward of the city.
The firefighting department dispatched 31 fire engines to put out the fire.
The injured individuals, aged between their teens and 30s, were conscious and had been welding in a dock, at the time of the incident, local police said.
The site of the accident is a facility facing the Kizu River, flowing through Osaka City.
The detailed situation is under investigation.– NNN-NHK
