At least 24 people have been killed, several others injured in a suspected arson attack on an animation studio in Japan on Thursday. Initially, reports suggested that only one person had died but now the death toll has mounted to 24 while many more have been injured. The blaze in the city of Kyoto appeared to have been started deliberately, police said, but there was no immediate information on a possible motive. The fire department said it began receiving calls around 10:35 am (0135 GMT) about the fire at the studio belonging to Kyoto Animation. "Callers reported having heard a loud explosion from the first floor of Kyoto Animation and seeing smoke," a fire department spokesman said.

Source: dna July 18, 2019 06:23 UTC