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.

Firefighters were on the scene, Fujiuchi said.