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Restaurant Explosion in Japan Injures More Than 40 | Restaurant Explosion in Japan Injures More Than 40 |
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TOKYO — At least 41 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday night at a restaurant in northern Japan, the police said. | TOKYO — At least 41 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday night at a restaurant in northern Japan, the police said. |
Television footage from the Japanese public broadcaster NHK showed the restaurant in flames, with debris scattered on the ground in Sapporo, the capital of the northern island of Hokkaido. | |
Most of those hurt had mild injuries, but one person was in serious condition. | Most of those hurt had mild injuries, but one person was in serious condition. |
The cause of the explosion, which occurred at 8.30 p.m. local time, is under investigation, the police said. They offered no further details. | The cause of the explosion, which occurred at 8.30 p.m. local time, is under investigation, the police said. They offered no further details. |
A witness told NHK that he had smelled gas after the sound of an explosion. | A witness told NHK that he had smelled gas after the sound of an explosion. |
The video showed gray smoke billowing from the restaurant as dozens of firefighters poured water onto the building, which was charred and nearly collapsing. | The video showed gray smoke billowing from the restaurant as dozens of firefighters poured water onto the building, which was charred and nearly collapsing. |
The windows of an apartment building next door were broken. | The windows of an apartment building next door were broken. |
The police and firefighters warned people in the neighborhood of the possibility of another explosion, the Kyodo news agency reported. | The police and firefighters warned people in the neighborhood of the possibility of another explosion, the Kyodo news agency reported. |
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