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At least 24 dead in arson attack on Japanese animation studio

cde.news desk 18 July 2019, 06:38 · 1 min read

epa07723983 A fire vehicle at a three-story Kyoto Animation building which fire occurred, in Kyoto, western Japan, 18 July 2019. News have reported at least 12 people died and many others injured in a suspected arson attack at the building. News reports added that a man threw liquid and set fire in the building. EPA-EFE/JIJI JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO ARCHIVES

At least 24 persons died and dozens more have been injured in a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto.

Police say the blaze broke out after a man burst into Kyoto Animation and spread an as yet unidentified liquid that set off the fire.

Fire department officials said more than 70 people were in the three-storey building at the time. Some 30 people still remain unaccounted for, broadcaster NHK reported.

The man believed to have set the fire, apparently in his 40s, was among the injured and has been taken to a hospital.

Multiple people dead in Kyoto anime studio fire https://t.co/lMCJGRA1cn

— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) July 18, 2019

Via NHK New/ Kyodo News

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At least 24 dead in arson attack on Japanese animation studio

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