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The walls of the one-story, concrete building remain intact, but the windows and doors are damaged and about half of the roof collapsed, the Army said. There are no indications of injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 500 Japanese and 300 American troops and civilians work at the depot, said Lt. Col. 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A blast ripped through a warehouse at a US military post near Tokyo early August 24, sending sparks shooting into the sky and triggering a blaze that burned through the night, but there were no reports of injuries.    AFP PHOTO \/ Toru YAMANAKA        (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The damaged roof of a warehouse caused by a blast is seen at the U.S. Army Sagami General Depot in the city of Sagamihara, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Toru Yamanaka\/AFP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sagami General Depot sits on the grounds of a former Japanese Imperial Army installation that opened in 1935, according to U.S. Army Japan. The facility was primarily used to manufacture armaments and weapons, mostly tanks, for the Japanese Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September 1945, Sagami was occupied by the U.S. Army&#8217;s 5th Cavalry Regiment. Two years later, the Americans began scaling back operations at Sagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, it is used as a logistics and supply facility. It stores Army Prepositioned Stocks, equipment that can be used in crisis or contingency; medical supplies make up most of the equipment at Sagami,\u00a0according to U.S. Army Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility also is home to the headquarters of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, a logistics unit prepared to support the Asia-Pacific theater, as well as the Mission Training Complex, a simulation center used for training and exercises. 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