Yokohama refinery leaks oil into Tokyo Bay

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Oct. 26 shows the refinery in Yokohama city of a Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. unit which leaked fuel oil into Tokyo Bay. Workers at the refinery, while cleaning a boiler, mistakenly released fuel inside to the ground, which was funneled via a rainwater duct to Negishi Bay, a part of Tokyo Bay.

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