Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Toyohiko Tomioka, chief of the Hyper Rescue Squad of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, upon returning from a dousing mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Tomioka, who was teary-eyed throughout the conference, said he felt sorry for the families of those spraying water into the crippled No. 3 reactor, exposing themselves to the dangers of radiation.

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