TOKYO (JAPAN) – One person was killed and more than a dozen injured in a blast at a hotpot restaurant in Fukushima, local media reported on Thursday.
According to casual dining group Colowide Co, its Onyasai restaurant in Fukushima was being revamped.
The group came out with a statement apologising to the victims and said it was working with authorities to find out the cause of the blast.
Video footage showed the building reduced to a shell. The explosion destroyed the glass panes of nearby buildings.
Local residents tweeted that they heard a loud bang and could smell gas.
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