Smoke billows from a three-story building of Kyoto Animation in a fire in Kyoto, western Japan. burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto and set it on fire early Thursday, leaving at least 23 people confirmed or presumed dead. AP Another view of the Kyoto Animation fire. Rescue officials set up an orange tent outside the studio building to provide first aid and sort out the injured. Kyoto Animation, better known as KyoAni, was founded in 1981 as an animation and comic book production studio, and is known for mega-hit stories featuring high school girls, including Lucky Star, K-On!

Source: Stuff July 18, 2019 04:25 UTC