At approximately 10:01 am, May 27th, 2011, a fire was found at the
distribution switchboard for lighting located in the power panel room for
the high pressure core spray system on the first basement level of the
Reactor Building Annex Area of Unit 1 which has been shutdown. At 10:04 am,
workers of a partner company extinguished the fire and the operator of
TEPCO confirmed it. Afterward, at 10:08 am, we reported it to the fire
station.
The fire station will conduct a site confirmation.
There were no injured persons from this incident.
There was no impact in terms of the external release of radioactive
substances from this incident.