Fire reported at Japanese nuclear plant

Smoke poured out of a nuclear power plant facility in western Japan today, but no injuries or radiation leakage was reported, an official said.

The incident occurred at a waste disposal facility between the No.3 and No.4 reactors at Kansai Electric’s Ohi power plant in Fukui at about 6.40pm (9.40am Irish Time), according to local government official Hiroaki Fujiuchi.