The fire department said the blasts occurred shortly before 01:00 am local time / Photo from twitter.com/AmichaiStein1
The Sagami General Depot houses storage for petroleum products and ammunition, Japanese broadcasters report.
So far no injuries have been reported but the base is allegedly used to house military families, The Mirror Online wrote.
The fire department said the blasts occurred shortly before 01:00 am local time and more than ten fire trucks were dispatched.
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Footage from the site of the incident was posted by journalist of Israel's Channel 1 Amichai Stein on Twitter.
#BREAKING: #Japan: Explosion at #US military facility in #Sagamihara. Reports of emergency vehicles in the scene pic.twitter.com/NnoKFdZJfJ
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) August 23, 2015Another video of the explosion at the #US base in #Japan earlier - VIA @rConflictNewspic.twitter.com/iVbpFanX6x
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) August 23, 2015