METI Investigates LP Gas Explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto
2 sources · Japan
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- Asahi Shimbun
- NHK
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), along with police and fire departments, has announced that a large scale explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, was likely caused by LP gas. Investigators reached this consensus after conducting an on site survey of the facility.
How each side framed it
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- The center left outlet emphasized the announcement from METI regarding the likely cause of the explosion.
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Sources
- Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: Aeon explosion: LP gas has destructive power of 50 tons per cubic meter, even if no fire occurs
- Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: Cause of Aeon Mall Kumamoto explosion likely LP gas, METI announces
- Centre NHK: Aeon Mall Kumamoto "high possibility of LP gas explosion", METI and others investigate
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