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Fire breaks out at Toyota's technology facility on head office site english.kyodonews.net

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KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 20:52 | All, JapanA fire broke out at Toyota Motor Corp.'s technology development facility on its head office site in Aichi Prefecture on Friday, but no injuries were reported, police said.
A security guard reported smoke around 4:50 p.m. to the local fire department in the city of Toyota.
The smoke spread throughout the eighth floor at the top of the building before being contained around an hour and a half later.
Twelve fire engines were deployed at the site and local authorities are now investigating the incident.
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