Chiba chemical-plant fire extinguished+.CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. : UPDATING WITH END OF FIRE) Firefighters on Friday extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a petrochemicals factory in Sodegaura, Chiba Sodegaura (Japanese: 袖ヶ浦市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 59,259 and the density of 624.30 persons per km². The total area is 94.92 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1991. Prefecture, police said. No injuries were reported. Police said the fire, which broke out at around 3:35 p.m. at the Chiba plant of Sumitomo Chemical Co., was put out at 8:42 p.m. The 650,000-square-meter factory sits on reclaimed land. The fire is believed to have started in part of the factory that produces synthetic rubbers synthetic rubber: see rubber. , they said. |
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