According to the BBC, there has been an explosion at a Fukushima nuclear power plant. Smoke was seen coming from the plant at Fukushima and several workers were injured. Videos of the explosion can be seen at the BBC site.
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan declared a state of emergency at the Fukushima 1 and 2 power plants as engineers try to confirm whether a reactor at one of the stations has gone into meltdown.
NHK TV published before and after pictures of the plant that suggests that the outer structure of one of four buildings at the plant had collapsed.
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