As a result of the incident, one person was killed. Another 11 people were injured.

According to the newspaper Mainichi, Arakawa Chemical Industries, located in Fuji city of Shizuoka Prefecture, is engaged in the manufacture of components for paint and varnish materials and paper. Japanese emergency services are now trying to put out fires, which arose after the explosion.

Local authorities began evacuating people from the surrounding areas.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the United States of America in the city of New Windsor on Monday, November 20, several explosions in the cosmetic factory Verla International. As a result of explosions, not less than 75 people were injured. Law enforcement officials warned about the content of toxic substances in the smoke from the fire, advising local residents to close the windows.