三菱某化工厂发生爆炸 5人丧生
At least five people have been killed in an explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan, police say.
日本中部一家化工厂发生爆炸，至少5人丧生。
The blast occurred at a plant run by Mitsubishi Materials in the town of Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture.
Maintenance crews were working on a heat exchanger used in the production of silicon products when the blast happened, a spokesman at the plant told the AFP news agency.
At least 12 people are reported to have been injured.