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Industrial accident at Nippon Paper Industries Yatsushiro Mill following earthquake

An earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture caused a chimney collapse at the Nippon Paper Industries Yatsushiro Mill, resulting in 5 fatalities and 2 injuries. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 4 missing individuals, with the full extent of structural damage to the facility still being assessed.

NHK Worldabout 5 hours agoJPCredibility 39%View source

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Mosaic Score10.0
Confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.4

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YatsushiroKumamoto PrefectureKumamoto

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