UPDATE: 13 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio.
A suspected arson attack on an animation production company in Japan killed 13 people and injured dozens more on Thursday, with flames gutting the building in the city of Kyoto.
"Twelve people were found in cardio-respiratory arrest on the ground and first floor," a fire department official told AFP, using a phrase commonly employed in Japan to signify victims have died but their deaths have not yet been officially certified."Also, several other people appeared to have failed to escape on the second floor," he added.
"Rescue operations are continuing, and we are trying to bring out several victims who are trapped inside... including ones who may not be able to move by themselves," a second fire department spokesman said.The fire department said it began receiving calls around 10:35 am about the fire at the studio belonging to Kyoto Animation.
It reported that the suspect had poured a gasoline-like substance around the building and said"drop dead" as he set fire to it."I heard two loud bangs, they sounded like explosions," a man told NHK.A woman living nearby told Kyodo news agency she had seen at least one injured person outside the building.
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