(2)Hamaoka nuke power plant catches fire but blaze put out

(2)Hamaoka nuke power plant catches fire but blaze put out

HAMAOKA, Japan - Photo shows the the roof of a turbine building at the No. 2 reactor of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture which caught fire on Feb. 21. The blaze was quickly extinguished and there were no leaks of radioactivity, the Shizuoka prefectural government said. (Kyodo)

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