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Fire breaks out at tea-processing factory in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City; nearby traffic lights damaged, Miwa Kaido temporarily closed

A fire broke out at Motoyama Seicha, a tea-processing factory in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, on the morning of the 18th around 11:40 a.m., destroying a wooden single-story factory building on the premises. One male employee was present but uninjured. The factory was conducting tea roasting (火入れ) work at the time of the incident, and nearby traffic signals were damaged; the Miwa Kaido road was temporarily closed.

Fire breaks out at tea-processing factory in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City; nearby traffic lights damaged, Miwa Kaido temporarily closed
Photograph: Shizuoka Shimbun — Tea

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  • Fire at Motoyama Seicha factory in Shizuoka destroyed wooden production structure during tea roasting.
  • No worker injuries reported; one employee was present at time of fire.
  • Nearby road (Miwa Kaido) temporarily closed; traffic infrastructure damaged.
  • Incident occurred during active tea processing operations (火入れ stage).

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What they said
“Fire is coming from the south side of the first floor”
1階の南側から火が出ている
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