Breaking news: Fourth Japan nuke reactor now on fire
Mar 14, 2011
Efforts to keep the reactor temperature under control by flooding with sea water have not been completely successful, and a portion of the rods inside the reactor core are now exposed and melting.
So far, the outer casing of the reactor is still intact, which is limiting further release of deadly radiation.
The Japanese Prime Minister has expanded the evacuation of residents for an additional 19 miles around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant.
No further information regarding the fourth reactor fire is available at this time.
On Friday, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan causing a tsunami that devistated the Island nation. The quake was the worst ever recorded in Japan.
UPDATE 12:39 EST:The Japanese Prime Minister has announced that their is a "Very high" probability that there is a serious radiation leak. Officials have confirmed that the outer vessel surrouding the core of the reactor may have been breeched.
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