1 Dies in Fire at Central Japan Shipyard; 9 Sent to Hospital

Shizuoka, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--One person died in a fire that broke out at a shipyard in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Friday morning. Around 8:50 a.m., local fire authorities received an emergency call from a shipyard employee reporting that the inside of a ship had caught fire. According to the Shizuoka prefectural police and firefighters, nine other people were taken to hospital...

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