Umihotaru PA (In-bound) Smoke-proof hanging wall in parking lot
About hanging

September 8, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) manages Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA (In-bound), a part of the smoke-proof hanging wall installed on the ceiling of the multi-storey car park hangs down, and a route bus is running An event has occurred that comes into contact with.

There was no human injury to passengers of the route bus or customers using PA, but this caused a part of the roof on the left side of the route bus to be dented and scratches on the side.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Immediately after the discovery, we performed an emergency inspection at Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA and confirmed the safety of other parts.

1 History of discovery

Sunday, September 7, 2014 About 1:10 pm, a contact accident occurred, and we received a report from the parking lot organizer

2 Occurrence location

Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA (In-bound) 1st floor parking lot
(Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway opened on December 18, 1997)
Address: Chiba Prefecture Kisarazu City Nakajima Area

3 Smoke-proof hanging wall

Smoke proof hanging wall
Dimensions about 4.5m x 0.5m Weight about 30kg
(Plate: calcium silicate plate Frame: lightweight steel frame)

(* A smoke-proof hanging wall prevents smoke from spreading along the ceiling when a fire occurs.)

4 hanging Out-bound cause

Hanging Out-bound With regard to the cause, it is currently under investigation.

【Location map】

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[Situation photo]

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