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Japan Clears Train After Self-Immolation

Emergency crews rescued passengers from a bullet train after a 71-year-old man set himself on fire on Tuesday. He and a female passenger died, and dozens were hurt.

ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TV TOKYO - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 1. AERIAL OF BULLET TRAIN TRACKS 2. AERIAL OF BULLET TRAIN STOPPED ON TRACKS 3. AERIAL OF TRAIN AND FIRE FIGHTERS 4. AERIAL OF FIRE TRUCK NEAR BULLET TRAIN ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TBS/JNN - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CNN/CNNI/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER, SAYING: “Flames came out of the carriage number one and so I was crouching around the second row and and there was a mother and child in front of me.” 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER ON FLOOR SPEAKING TO REPORTER REPORTER SAYING: “Are you alright” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “Yes,” REPORTER SAYING: “What happened?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “At the very front of the first carriage.. this person had a whole petrol container.. and sprayed liquid across the seats... and then all over themself. And then set themself on fire. And fire spread all over the place immediately.” REPORTER ASKING: “Did this person set themself on fire?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “Yes, this person set themself on fire too.” REPORTER SAYING: “What kind of person was he/she?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “About.. (inaudible) 150 centimeters tall” REPORTER SAYING: “So slightly on the small side?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “Yes, on the small side” REPORTER SAYING: “Was this person a man or a woman?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “Yes a man” REPORTER SAYING: “Japanese looking?” UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “Yes, Japanese about 40 years old about.” ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TV TOKYO - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 7. INSPECTORS EXAMINING THE FIRST CARRIAGE OF THE TRAIN 8. POLICE NEAR THE BULLET TRAIN 9. FIRE FIGHTER ON LADDER 10. INSPECTORS SPEAKING ON THEIR PHONES IN THE DOORS OF THE FIRST CARRIAGE OF THE TRAIN 11. TRAIN CONDUCTOR WITH A TRIAGE CARD LOOKING OUT DOOR 12. TRAIN SOUNDS DEPARTURE HORNS 13. BLACKENED WINDOWS OF THE BURNT CARRIAGE 14. FIRE FIGHTERS LEAVING THE TRAIN 15. TRAIN LEAVING THE SITE TO DROP PASSENGERS AT THE NEXT STOP AND ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TV TOKYO - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 1. AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT ODAWARA STATION 2. SIGN READING (Japanese): “ODAWARA” 3. FIRETRUCK ARRIVING AT ODAWARA STATION 4. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVING 5. BULLET TRAIN ARRIVING AT PLATFORM 6. SIGN READING (Japanese, English): “ODAWARA” 7. INJURED PASSENGER TRANSPORTED THROUGH CROWDS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY SHEET 8. BODY ON STRETCHER BEING MOVED THROUGH STATION COVERED BY A SHEET 9. PASSENGERS EXITING THE SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAIN 10. CROWDS ON THE PLATFORM AS ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS TRAINS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING: “You know the door at the very front row? He was standing there in front of the door. That is what I do remember. I suppose that is where he was when he poured oil on himself. I didn’t see that exact bit and ran as soon as it happened.” 12. SHINKANSEN TRACKS ENTRANCE 13. BOARD WITH SIGNS INDICATING DELAYS OF OVER TWO HOURS 14. PASSERS-BY READING BOARD EXPLAINING THAT ALL TRAINS HAVE STOPPED AND ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TBS - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CNN/CNNI/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 1. AERIAL OF BULLET TRAIN STOPPED ON TRACKS ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TBS/JNN - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CNN/CNNI/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 2. INTERIOR OF THE BULLET TRAIN AND PASSENGERS AND TRAIN CONDUCTOR OUTSIDE A SMOKE FILLED CARRIAGE 3. TRAIN CONDUCTOR IN SMOKE FILLED CARRIAGE LOOKING FOR PASSENGERS 4. PASSENGERS ESCAPING SMOKE FILLED CARRIAGE 5. MORE OF CARRIAGE INTERIOR ODAWARA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 30, 2015) (TBS - NO ACCESS JAPAN/CNN/CNNI/CLEARED FOR INTERNET ACCESS/SEE ABOVE FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS) 6. AERIAL OF A PASSENGER BEING CARRIED OUT OF TRAIN (UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS IS THE MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE)

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Japan Clears Train After Self-Immolation

Reuters June 30, 2015

Emergency crews rescued passengers from a bullet train after a 71-year-old man set himself on fire on Tuesday. He and a female passenger died, and dozens were hurt.

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