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At least 23 dead after suspected arson attack in Japan

18 Jul 2019

At least 23 people are dead and dozens injured after 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 morning. Police say the suspect, a 41-year-old, sprayed petrol before igniting it. Some people still remain unaccounted for, broadcaster NHK reported. The suspect has been detained and was taken to hospital with injuries.

How did the incident unfold?

The fire broke out at the three-storey building at around 10:30 local time (01:35 GMT) on Thursday. Rescue operations are still ongoing. Police also found knives at the scene, say local media. NHK said the man had been heard saying "drop dead" as he set fire to the building. It is not clear what relationship the suspect may have had with the company. Eyewitnesses described a loud explosion followed by an inferno that rapidly engulfed the building. It is feared more victims could still be on the top floor, which was filled with thick smoke. "Several other people appeared to have failed to escape on the second floor," a fire department spokesman told AFP. Japanese officials said at least 23 people were dead or "in cardio-pulmonary arrest" - a formulation routinely used in Japan for victims who have died but whose deaths have not yet been officially confirmed. A fire official told reporters that at least 10 victims had been found on the stairs linking the second floor to the roof. Some 36 people are in hospital, some in a critical condition, reports say. About 70 people were in the building when the fire started, fire officials say. BBC

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