貨物船で爆発、９人けが　セメント工場に接岸中―福岡

　１１日午前９時半すぎ、福岡県苅田町松原町のセメント大手「ＵＢＥ三菱セメント」九州工場で、岸壁に接岸していた貨物船（４９９トン、全長約６０メートル）で爆発が起きた。県警や消防によると、重傷３人を含む９人が負傷し、うち７人が医療機関で治療を受けた。いずれも意識があり、命に別条はない。県警と消防が詳しい爆発原因を調べている。
　県警や同社によると、貨物船は土木現場で廃棄された土を積載しており、船倉のハッチを開けた際に爆発した。火災は起きておらず、９人はいずれも爆発時の熱風でやけどをしたとみられる。けが人の１人が「ピンク色の炎のようなものを見た」と話している。（2024/07/11-18:11）

Seven people were injured in an explosion that occurred on a ship moored at a quay at a cement plant in southwestern Japan on Thursday morning, local police and fire authorities said.
   They were sent to hospital. The injuries are serious for one or more of the seven, according to the sources.
   The explosion occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m., when a hatch of the vessel was opened. The seven people are believed to have suffered burns due to hot air from the blast, which did not lead to a fire.
   Police and fire authorities are investigating details of the explosion, including how it happened. The vessel, which is about 60 meters long and weighs 499 tons, was apparently loaded with earth.
   The plant in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, is operated by Mitsubishi Ube Cement Corp. It is located northeast of Kyushu Railway Co.'s Kanda Station.