{"id":164452,"date":"2024-07-12T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164452&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-12T18:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:01:17","slug":"explosion-on-ship-in-kanda-town-seven-injured-no-fatalities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/explosion-on-ship-in-kanda-town-seven-injured-no-fatalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion on Ship in Kanda Town: Seven Injured, No Fatalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion occurred on a ship docked at a cement factory in Kanda Town, Fukuoka, sending seven men to the hospital with burn injuries. The incident took place around 9:40 AM on July 11 at the Mitsubishi UBE Cement Kyushu plant. The explosion happened on the 60-meter vessel &#8220;Dai-10 Eiyumaru&#8221; while the crew was opening a hatch, leading to a blast and a heatwave but no fire. Three of the injured sustained serious injuries, though none are life-threatening. Police are investigating the cause of the explosion. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240711\/5010024929.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_ship-at-kanda-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Explosion on Ship in Kanda Town: Seven Injured, No Fatalities\" width=\"1400\" height=\"786\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_ship-at-kanda-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_ship-at-kanda-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_ship-at-kanda-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_ship-at-kanda-nhk_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion occurred on a ship docked at a cement factory in Kanda Town, Fukuoka, sending seven men to the hospital with burn injuries. The incident took place around 9:40 AM on July 11 at the Mitsubishi UBE Cement Kyushu plant&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164452","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}