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Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) A fire broke out at an idled nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, and was quickly extinguished, local media said. The fire was detected just after 11 a.m. at the No. 5 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant located on the coast of the Sea of Japan, reports Xinhua news agency. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said flames were seen near the motor of a washing machine on the first floor of a building close to the reactor, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Following the fire being extinguished, TEPCO said…