1 person officially confirmed dead; 36 people reported injured
This is a developing story. ANN will update this article and will post follow-up articles as more credible and accurate information about the situation surfaces.
Japan's national news agency NHK reported on Thursday at 2:42 p.m. that, according to police, at least 10 people are believed to have died in the fire that engulfed Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio building earlier on Thursday. Police told NHK that "around 10 people" were found in cardiac arrest on the first and second floors of the building, and authorities have still been unable to get in contact with a number of people.
Police have not yet officially confirmed the amount of deaths, but have officially confirmed one death so far. Police also report 10 people as critically injured, six people as moderately injured, and 20 people as minorly injured.
In Japan, police do not confirm a death at the scene; instead, the victim must be transported to a hospital and a qualified doctor must first confirm the death before police can officially confirm the death.
NHK has also stated that, according to police, around 70 employees were believed to have been in the building when the fire broke out.
NHK stated 30 fire engines responded to the fire, and were able to extinguish the fire completely by 3:19 p.m. JST, five hours after the fire started.
The fire broke out at the building around 10:00 a.m. JST on Thursday. Kyoto Prefectural Police have already apprehended a man who supposedly used a "gasoline-like liquid" to start the fire, and are investigating the case as arson.
Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio building is located near Rokujizō Station in Uji City in Kyoto. Most of the studio's main line production takes place inside the building. The company also has a head office, a 2nd Studio building, a Tokyo Office, and the Animation DO building in other locations.
Update: NHK stated the Kyoto Fire Department put out the fire completely by 3:19 p.m. JST. NHK now report that police stated that at least 12 people are believed dead, but police have only officially confirmed one death. Sources: NHK TV report and website
Sources: NHK TV report and website
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-18/nhk-at-least-10-people-believed-dead-in-kyoto-animation-fire/.149102
2019-07-18 06:37:00Z
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