Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported that an explosion occurred at the US Kadena Air Base in Japan, indicating that there were casualties, according to Reuters.
"An explosion occurred in an ammunition storage area at the US military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, and an unknown number of injuries were reported, according to an official in Yomitan Village," the agency added.
Kadena Air Base is a US military base that hosts the most advanced American fighter jets and has been the launching point for numerous multinational military exercises in the North Pacific.
In another incident in June 2020, a fire broke out in a hazardous materials warehouse at the Kadin base.
Kadena is the largest US air base outside the United States, covering an area of approximately 2,000 hectares and featuring two runways totaling approximately 3,700 meters in length.
