First responders work at the scene of an explosion in Sapporo, Japan, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Dozens of people were injured in the explosion Sunday night at a Japanese restaurant in northern Japan, police said. The explosion occurred in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, and caused nearby apartment buildings and houses to shake. (Kyodo News via AP) (Associated Press)TOKYO — A suspected gas explosion destroyed wooden buildings housing a restaurant and a real estate office in northern Japan on Sunday night, injuring 42 people, police and local media said. Kyodo news agency reported that a gas safety center official noted five propane gas tanks outside of the pub and two outside the real estate office.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 00:45 UTC