US fighter throws fuel tanks almost on fishermen's head in Japan

An American F-16 fighter from a Japanese base caught fire in flight, Kyodo news agency reported.

According to data from the US Department of Defense, the hunt took off from the Misawa air base on the Japanese island of Honshu. After the engine of the plane caught fire, the aircraft threw two fuel tanks at Lake Ogawara, and then returned to the base.

米軍機に火災　小川原湖に燃料タンク投棄

2018年2月20日 12:37

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要約

２０日午前、青森県のアメリカ軍三沢基地のＦ１６戦闘機にエンジン火災が発生し、東北町の小川原湖に燃料タンクを投棄して基地に引き返した。けが人の情報はないという。

For the time being, he was not informed of any victims of the incident. However, according to the agency, the fuel tanks fell within 400 meters of fishing boats, causing a wave of 15 meters.

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera expects to receive explanations from the US on the motive for the incident. He also promised to take steps so that similar cases will not happen in the future.

For the time being, it was not reported on the withdrawal of fuel tanks from the lake, nor about probable fuel leakage.