Fire burns in silo of blast-stricken Mie power station

Fire burns in silo of blast-stricken Mie power station

TADO, Japan - A fuel storage silo at the Mie refuse-derived fuel power plant in Tado, Mie Prefecture -- the scene of two explosions in the past that killed two firefighters and injured five people -- burnes for the second straight day on Aug. 22, with firefighters unsure when the fire would subside.

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