A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

 

There have been no reports of injuries, say Japanese officials.

 

A fire official told AFP the blaze started at a 2m-tall (6.7 ft) cooling tower at a factory, owned by a unit of Nippon Steel.

 

Haneda Airport is about 25km (15.5 miles) from central Tokyo. The steel plant is situated in the city of Kawasaki, which is next to the airport.

 

Passengers at the airport uploaded pictures of the fire on social media showing large black plumes of smoke.

 

Broadcaster NHK said that there was no impact on airport operations.

 

It was the second large fire to break out in Japan on Monday, following a blast at a US military base in Sagamihara which has been extinguished.

(BBC)