Biodun Iginla, BBC News

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

BREAKING: Kyoto Animation fire: Ten dead after suspected arson attack


July 18, 2019  09H: 08  GMT/ZULU
An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at Kyoto Animation CoImage copyrightREUTERS
Image captionThe fire broke out at the three-storey building mid-morning
by Wang Yang and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Kyoto
(This is a breaking story. Please come back here for more details.)
At least 10 people have died in a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said.
Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday and threw an unidentified liquid, starting a fire.
Dozens of people are also reported injured.
The suspect, who has not been named, has been detained and was taken to hospital with injuries.
"A man threw a liquid and set fire to it," a Kyoto prefectural police spokesman told news agency AFP. No other details of the suspect or possible motives were given.
The fire broke out at the three-storey building at around 10:30am (01:35 GMT) on Thursday.
An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at Kyoto Animation CoImage copyrightREUTERS
Image captionThe three-storey building is home to the Kyoto Animation Co
People near the site said they heard a series of explosions and later saw people carried out in blankets.
"A person with singed hair was lying down and there were bloody footprints," a 59-year-old woman living nearby told news agency Kyodo.
Another witness said he saw "red flames flaring".
Kyoto Animation, known as KyoAni, produces popular animation shows including "K-On" and "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
On social media, many fans have been expressing their shock and posting pictures of their favourite KyoAni shows.
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