Fire at Japan nuclear fuel plant, no radiation leak

TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Tuesday at a nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in eastern Japan, but it was quickly extinguished and there was no danger of radiation leaking, an official for operator Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co said.

The fire at the plant, which had seen another fire in early October, broke out at 11:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) during work to sever a metal filter, the company said in a statement, adding that an investigation into the cause of the incident was under way.

There were no injuries, it said.

The company is owned 66 percent by Mitsubishi Materials Corp (5711.T) and the rest by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.T). (Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Chris Gallagher)