Its facade was charred black on much of one side where the flames had shot out of the windows. "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. "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. "No, I don't know what I should be thinking now," tweeted Yutaka Yamamoto, an animation director who once worked at Kyoto Animation.

Source: Economic Times July 18, 2019 07:18 UTC