Fire breaks out in Japan's trade ministry building's parking area
Xinhua | Updated: 2019-11-20 14:16
A fire broke out in the underground parking area of Japan's trade ministry in central Tokyo on Wednesday, but local police and firefighters said that no injuries were reported as a result.
The fire broke out at around 10 am local time in garbage loaded on a truck in the ministry building's second-level basement, police and firefighters said, but was quickly extinguished.
Following an emergency call, about 10 fire engines were deployed to the scene in the Kasumigaseki district of central Tokyo, a hub of government ministries and agencies.
Investigations into the cause of the blaze are ongoing, local police and fire fighters said.
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