At approximately 5:45 am, a TEPCO employee discovered a fire at 
the northwest corner of the Nuclear Reactor Building while transporting 
a battery to the central control room of Unit 4 of Fukushima Daiichi 
Nuclear Power Station. 
TEPCO immediately reported this incident to the fire department and 
the local government. In addition, TEPCO also contacted related parties 
about this incident and began immediate preparations to extinguish 
the fire. (previously announced)

However, during an inspection at approximately 6:15 am, TEPCO staff found
no signs of fire. The area will be kept under strict surveillance.