Firefighters use thermal imaging to locate conveyor fire following the blast.
Facility was idle at the time of the blaze.
Blast occurred near an industrial furnace.
September fire in Nobeoka major semiconductor plant.
Impact shuts down a 500,000-barrel storage tank.
Mixer used to break down raw materials burst into flames.
Workers unloading carbohydrate materials when fire occurred.
Truck struck the rear of a patrol car stopped on the shoulder.
Sewage sludge generates dry dust that can explode.
Supply chain breakdown affects Toyota, Daihatsu models.
Blast levels factory building.
Historic manufacturing complex destroyed in blaze.
Bruce Walker previously worked in aerospace and defense.
Little information released by company.
Factory's license to operate called into question.
