{
  "id": 2326054,
  "title": "Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/fire-at-shizuoka-shipyard-leaves-one-dead-nine-sent-to-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/21/japan/shizuoka-shipyard-fire/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fire broke out at a shipyard in Shizuoka on Friday morning, resulting in one fatality and nine injuries. At approximately 8:50 a.m., the local fire department received an emergency call from a worker at the shipyard concerning a fire inside a ship. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police and firefighters confirmed that several individuals were inside the ship when the fire erupted. According to officials, the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The ship, which measures around 70 meters in length overall, was being constructed by Kanasashi Heavy Industries, a company based in Shizuoka.",
  "summary": "A fire broke out on a ship under construction by Kanasashi Heavy Industries while several people were working inside.",
  "key_points": [
    "One fatality reported at Shizuoka shipyard fire",
    "Nine injured workers sent to hospital",
    "Cause of fire under investigation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}