VIDEO: Massive Explosion at US Military Base in Japan


This explosion happened in a suburb outside of Tokyo, Sagamihara,  Monday, after midnight.  The Pentagon has reported at this time there are no injuries.

The building that exploded was storing compressed nitrogen, oxygen, Freon and air, a statement issued by the U.S. Army Japan said. Photos taken after daybreak and released by the Army show dozens of gray canisters lying on the floor, and what looks like mangled storage racks.

The walls of the one-story, concrete building remain intact, but the windows and doors are damaged and about half of the roof collapsed, the Army said.

Video on Japanese television, apparently shot from an elevated place outside the post, shows a fire in the distance and subsequent explosions shooting small fiery blasts into the sky. A woman told national broadcaster NHK that it sounded like fireworks.

 About 500 Japanese and 300 American troops and civilians work at the depot, said Lt. Col. Kevin Toner, the chief of public affairs for U.S. Army Japan.
It appears at first glance this explosion is not terrorist related.  However back in April:

Three explosions linked to a left-wing extremist group were reported in the vicinity of the base in April, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Source: Fox News

 

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