US EditionFire at Yokohama Fireworks Event Injures One Crew Member
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, AUG 4 – A malfunction in the launch system caused a barge fire and multiple explosions during the Yokohama Fireworks Festival, with five workers rescued by the coast guard.
- On Aug 4, 2025, a fire broke out on a fireworks launch barge at the Minato Mirai Smart Festival in Yokohama, prompting spectators to call emergency services after seeing smoke.
- Blaming a launch system glitch, the event organizer said the system went out of control, and told NHK they 'lost control of the fireworks on the boats.'
- According to the Third Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, two of the eight offshore platforms caught fire at around 7:50 p.m., and NHK footage captured a vessel ablaze with sparks off Yokohama’s coast.
- The Yokohama coast guard Bureau rescued five crew members who jumped into the sea, and the organizing committee apologized, pledging a thorough investigation.
- The festival was canceled after the blaze, according to police and the coastguard, as authorities investigate the cause of the incident.
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Man Taken to Hospital after Fire at Yokohama Fireworks Festival; Blaze Occurred on Offshore Launch Platform
YOKOHAMA — A man was taken to a hospital from the site of a fireworks festival after an offshore platform used for launching fireworks caught fire in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai district at around 7:50 p.m. on Monday.
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A fire broke out on two boats used for fireworks during a summer festival in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, forcing the show to be canceled mid-session. One worker was reported to have suffered minor injuries.
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