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Firefighters contain Nippon Paper chimney demolition blaze, no injuries

9/4/2026

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Nippon Paper Industries workers encountered a fire while dismantling a quake-damaged chimney.
The blaze was reported at 5:55 p.m. on September 3, 2026.
No injuries occurred among the ten workers present at the demolition site.
Firefighters contained the fire before 9:30 p.m. after deploying 14 fire engines.
The July 28, 2026 magnitude 7.1 earthquake damaged three chimneys and killed nine employees.

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Story summary

Nippon Paper Industries workers encountered a fire while dismantling a quake-damaged chimney.
The blaze was reported at 5:55 p.m. on September 3, 2026.
No injuries occurred among the ten workers present at the demolition site.
Firefighters contained the fire before 9:30 p.m. after deploying 14 fire engines.
The July 28, 2026 magnitude 7.1 earthquake damaged three chimneys and killed nine employees.