Japan's Hokkaido Elec shuts all fossil fuel plants after quake
05/09/2018 23:57
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) -
* Japan's Hokkaido Electric Power Co 9509.T says it
conducted an
emergency shutdown of all its fossil fuel-fired power plants
after a powerful earthquake, leading to blackouts across Japan's
northern island of Hokkaido.
* Efforts to restore power to 2.95 million customers were
under
way but it was not clear when supplies would be restored, a
company spokesman said.
* A steel production facility at Mitsubishi Steel
Manufacturing
5632.T group's firm in Muroran, Hokkaido, caught fire after
the quake but the fire was mostly extinguished with no injuries,
a company official said.
* A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 in Hokkaido caused
a
landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and
trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas.
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(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori
Editing by Paul Tait)
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