12-story scaffolding collapses in Kawasaki City port area near Tokyo, 3 workers seriously injured, 1 missing
A 12-story scaffolding collapsed at a JFE Steel plant in Kawasaki City, Japan, near Tokyo, leaving three workers seriously injured and one missing. The incident occurred during the dismantling of a crane used for cargo handling, and rescue operations are underway.
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According to AFP, Kawasaki City is about 20 kilometers from Tokyo. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported that the site of the accident is in a corner of a complex facility in the port area of Kawasaki City, where crane dismantling operations for ship cargo unloading were being carried out.
NHK's aerial footage shows a huge pit filled with water next to a complex facility in Kawasaki City's port area. Fire trucks, rescue personnel, and divers were present and conducting search and rescue operations.
NHK quoted police and fire officials as saying that when the scaffolding collapsed, five people fell. Three of them lost consciousness and were in critical condition, one was conscious, and the remaining one is still missing.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police told AFP that the accident "occurred at a JFE Steel plant in Kawasaki City" and provided no further details.
JFE Steel is Japan's second-largest steel manufacturer, after Nippon Steel. (Compiled by: Chang Cheng-ching) April 7, 115 (2026)
NHK's aerial footage shows a huge pit filled with water next to a complex facility in Kawasaki City's port area. Fire trucks, rescue personnel, and divers were present and conducting search and rescue operations.
NHK quoted police and fire officials as saying that when the scaffolding collapsed, five people fell. Three of them lost consciousness and were in critical condition, one was conscious, and the remaining one is still missing.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police told AFP that the accident "occurred at a JFE Steel plant in Kawasaki City" and provided no further details.
JFE Steel is Japan's second-largest steel manufacturer, after Nippon Steel. (Compiled by: Chang Cheng-ching) April 7, 115 (2026)