A huge blast at Toyota city kills one as the roof was blown off. The explosion at Chuo Spring Co’s plant in Japan’s central city of Toyota, has killed one person and left two injured, officials said on Thursday.
The plant where the blast took place produces auto parts and supplies to Toyota Motor.
What do we know about the blast?
A fire department official said the blast stemmed from a dust collector inside the Fujioka plant.
Japan’s Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and Nagoya Broadcasting Network reported that the local fire department received an emergency call that said “a dust collector exploded” and that the “rooftop came off.”
The management of Toyota Motors and Chuo Spring acknowledged the explosion but were still gathering details of the incident.
A similar blast rocked the factory in 2023, forcing the automaker to partially suspend production in several domestic plants.
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