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Four injured after explosion at building in Shimbashi area of Tokyo
Four people have been injured following an explosion at a building in Tokyo, Japanese media reported.
Footage showed flames and smoke coming from the shattered windows on the second floor of a building in the Shimbashi area of the capital.
Witnesses reported smelling gas prior to hearing an explosion, according to national television station NHK.
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The fire service was quoted by NHK as saying four people had been injured.
Damage caused by the explosion. Pic: AP
Individuals were pictured being carried away from the scene.
Police cornered off the area while the fire service used hoses to put out the fire.
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The scale of the damage appeared limited, and the fire had not spread.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.