TOKYO: Thirteen people are believed to have died after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday ...
Footage of the blaze showed thick white smoke pouring from windows of the three-storey building. Its facade was charred black on much of one side where the flames had burned out of the windows.
"Rescue operations are continuing, and we are trying to bring out several victims who are trapped inside the three-story building, including ones who may not be able to move by themselves," a second fire department spokesman said. A woman living nearby told Kyodo news agency she had seen at least one injured person outside the building.
"Callers reported having heard a loud explosion from the first floor of Kyoto Animation and seeing smoke," a fire department spokesman said.
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