It is due to a gas leak that caused an explosion.
It definitely wasn't known at the time I wrote my comment, and as far as I know right now, they haven't announced the cause.
Few things would create an explosion of this size, so it's a logical inference, but you never know.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260728_30/
Local (i.e. Japanese language) news is speculating an LP leak.
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It definitely wasn't known at the time I wrote my comment, and as far as I know right now, they haven't announced the cause.
Few things would create an explosion of this size, so it's a logical inference, but you never know.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260728_30/
Local (i.e. Japanese language) news is speculating an LP leak.