[kellyhound]

The explosion at the US Army's Sagami General Depot in the city of Sagamihara yesterday, some 40 km south-west of Tokyo, sent sparks shooting into the sky but there were no reports of injuries.

Japanese and US base firefighters delayed battling the fire while the contents of the building were assessed. Witnesses said they initially feared it was a bomb blast.

The explosion at the depot - which occupies about 200ha and employs nearly 600 people - rattled the windows of nearby buildings.

The fire died out on its own some hours later. The Pentagon said the building did not store ammunition or "radiological materials".

[Kelseecat65]

"The Pentagon said the building did not store ammunition or radiological materials".

Well, there's the silver lining!

[wujuan]

the Japanese are ready for us to leave

[chewbacca]

Didnt store munitions? Then what the hell is blowing up?

[AceGoober]

Maybe it was a fuel depot? Exploding barrels?

[denemarsden]

Originally Posted by chewbacca ↗

Didnt store munitions? Then what the hell is blowing up?

out of date pop tarts

[AceGoober]

Fixed that for you.

Originally Posted by denemarsden ↗

out of date pop rocks

Pop Rocks - for those who don't know.