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日本製紙八代工場で火災、地震で損傷した煙突の解体作業中に発生
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日本製紙八代工場で火災、地震で損傷した煙突の解体作業中に発生

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熊本県八代市の日本製紙八代工場で、地震で損傷した煙突の解体作業中に火災が発生。煙突の一部が焼損し、4日未明に鎮火した。作業員にけがはなく、警察と消防が詳細な出火原因を調査している。

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同工場は7月28日の地震で煙突5本のうち3本が損傷し、従業員9人が死亡する被害を受けていた。現在は操業を停止している。

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日本製紙八代工場(熊本県八代市)で3日に発生した火災は、煙突の一部が焼損して4日未明に鎮火した。工場では当時、熊本地震で倒壊した煙突の解体に伴い、鉄製の骨組みを切断する作業が行われていたという。県警八代署と消防は7日に実況見分を行い、詳しい出火原因を調べる。

燃えたのは、地震で一部が損傷した煙突。八代署によると、3日夕方に出火し、約6時間半後の4日午前0時半ごろに鎮火した。作業員10人にけがはなかった。解体中の繊維強化プラスチック(FRP)製の煙突と、土台部分のステンレス製の塔が焼損したという。

日本製紙によると、この煙突は、高さ約110メートルのもので、上部30メートルは地震で損壊。当時は、残った80メートルの部分を9月中旬までに解体撤去するため、FRP製の煙突と、それを支える周囲の鉄製の骨組みを切断する作業をしていたという。

また、関係者によると、煙突の周囲には、工事で生じたプラスチック片が飛散していたという。切断作業で生じた火花が燃え移りやすい状況だった可能性もある。

工場は7月28日の地震で、5本の煙突のうち3本が損傷。日本製紙と協力会社の従業員ら計9人が亡くなり、現在も操業を停止している。

今回の火災では、周囲には煙や異臭が立ちこめた。日本製紙広報は「近隣の住民にご迷惑をおかけし、深くおわび申し上げます。原因については今後、当局の調査に全面的に協力します」とコメントした。

小野泰輔・八代市長は、取材に「リスクの生じない方法で撤去作業を進めてもらい、工場復旧に取り組んでほしい」と話した。

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  • 県警八代署と消防による実況見分が7日に行われる。

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  • 火災の正確な出火原因は何か
  • 今後の解体作業の安全対策はどうなるか

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