Japan nuclear plant blaze injures two

TOKYO, Japan -- A fire at a nuclear power facility in Japan has left two plant workers injured, but officials say no radiation leaked from the building.

The fire at the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station some 70 miles northeast of Tokyo was quickly extinguished a spokesman for the plant's operators said.

He said all three of the facilities nuclear reactors were continuing to operate as normal.

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According to officials the fire broke out when two workers conducting a routine inspection close to the basement of one of the reactors accidentally punctured a spray can that set alight a plastic sheet.

The two men received minor burns to their faces and one is reported to be undergoing examination for radiation exposure.

Officials in the nearby city if Oshika said monitors in the area had not indicated any abnormally high levels of radioactivity.

Japan, which has few natural fuel resources, relies heavily on nuclear power to supply its energy needs.