![]() ![]() ![]() Japanese media reports said a man in his 40s had earlier bought 40 litres (nine gallons) of petrol at a nearby petrol station. About 70 people were in the building when the fire started. Some 36 people are in hospital, some in a critical condition, reports say. Rescue operations are still ongoing.įirefighters said they had found 33 bodies, two on the first floor, 11 on the second floor and 20 on the stairs from the third floor to the top floor, he said. The fire broke out at the three-storey building at about 10:30 local time (01:35 GMT) on Thursday. It is one of Japan's worst mass casualty incidents since World War Two. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the incident was "too appalling for words" and offered condolences. The suspect has been detained and was taken to hospital with injuries. Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it. Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33Īt least 33 people died and dozens were injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say.
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