<p>An apparent explosion in a downtown Tokyo building on Monday scattered debris across an intersection and sent smoke into the air, with four people reported injured, NHK national television said, without giving further details.</p>.<p>Footage on <em>NHK </em>showed flames in the shattered second floor windows of a building in the Shinbashi area of the Japanese capital, while witnesses reported smelling gas prior to hearing an explosion.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/fire-in-3-storey-building-in-delhis-jheel-khurenja-area-1233198.html" target="_blank">Fire in 3-storey building in Delhi's Jheel Khurenja area</a></strong><span> </span></p>.<p>But the scale of the damage appeared limited and the fire was not spreading.</p>
<p>An apparent explosion in a downtown Tokyo building on Monday scattered debris across an intersection and sent smoke into the air, with four people reported injured, NHK national television said, without giving further details.</p>.<p>Footage on <em>NHK </em>showed flames in the shattered second floor windows of a building in the Shinbashi area of the Japanese capital, while witnesses reported smelling gas prior to hearing an explosion.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/fire-in-3-storey-building-in-delhis-jheel-khurenja-area-1233198.html" target="_blank">Fire in 3-storey building in Delhi's Jheel Khurenja area</a></strong><span> </span></p>.<p>But the scale of the damage appeared limited and the fire was not spreading.</p>