11 March 2011 (UK Daily Mail)
"Japan has declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following today's massive earthquake…
"…[T]here is no leak of deadly radiation from the crippled facility in the Fukushima distrct [so far]."
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"…[T]he nuclear power plant developed a mechanical failure in the system which cools the reactor after it was shut down in the earthquake…[The shutdown was said to be] a precaution, there was no radiation leak and the facility was not in immediate danger.
"The quake also started a fire in a turbine building at the nuclear power plant in north-east of Japan, but the reactor building was [reportedly secure]...[S]moke was [reportedly] observed coming out of the building…separate from the reactor…[T]he cause was under investigation…"
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