Police officers inspect a burnt car in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, on Wednesday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
10:58 JST, May 3, 2023
An explosion at a Yokohama parking area was reported to police at about 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday by a man living in a condominium in the city’s Kanazawa Ward.
The fire was put out about an hour later, but six cars parked in the condo’s multi-story parking area were burned, according to the Kanazawa Police Station. No one was injured. The police are investigating the fire on suspicion of arson.
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