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MULTIPLE explosions and a large fire at a US army depot lit up the night sky in a suburb of Japanese capital Tokyo early yesterday.
The blast happened after midnight at the Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara, a city about 25 miles southwest of central Tokyo, said Pentagon press officer and navy Commander Bill Urban. No injuries were reported.
The building that exploded stored compressed nitrogen, oxygen, Freon and air, an army statement said.
The incident highlighted Japanese concerns over US military bases where some 50,000 troops are stationed — a legacy of the second world war and cold war.
“This sort of incident triggers anxiety among residents living near the US bases and we urge the US to provide further information, to investigate the cause and to prevent the repetition of such incidents,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
