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Firefighters Summoned to Blaze At Japanese Steel Plant

The fire, which created a thick plume of smoke, started at Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipe Co.’s plant at around about 11:35 a.m. local time and spread to a next-door factory operated by chemical-maker Kao Corp., The Japan Times reported.

The fire forced the closure of a section of an expressway near the blaze, according to the newspaper.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to CNN.