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Tokyo toy factory catches fire; none injured

A fire broke out at a toy factory and singed two nearby buildings in Tokyo (Nippon News Network)
A fire broke out at a toy factory and singed two nearby buildings in Tokyo (Nippon News Network)

TOKYO (TR) – A fire broke out at a toy factory and singed two nearby buildings, police said on Sunday, with no injuries reported.

Authorities received multiple reports of the fire at around 3:40 p.m. in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, which was extinguished about 1.5 hours later, Nippon News Network reports (Dec. 4).

One employee was working on the second floor of the factory at the time, police said, and are investigating whether it was the origin of the fire.