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| Dozens Hurt in Suspected Arson Fire at Japanese Anime Studio | Dozens Hurt in Suspected Arson Fire at Japanese Anime Studio |
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| Dozens of people were injured in a blaze at a Japanese animation studio in Kyoto on Thursday and the police were treating the fire as arson, news media in Japan reported. | Dozens of people were injured in a blaze at a Japanese animation studio in Kyoto on Thursday and the police were treating the fire as arson, news media in Japan reported. |
| Nearly 40 people were injured in the blaze, some of whom were reported to be unconscious, and at least one person was feared to have been killed, Japan’s Kyodo News reported, citing the police and rescuers. | Nearly 40 people were injured in the blaze, some of whom were reported to be unconscious, and at least one person was feared to have been killed, Japan’s Kyodo News reported, citing the police and rescuers. |
| The police said they were questioning a suspect who told them he had sprayed a liquid at the site, according to news reports, which said he was among the injured taken to a hospital. | The police said they were questioning a suspect who told them he had sprayed a liquid at the site, according to news reports, which said he was among the injured taken to a hospital. |
| The blaze, which started around 10:30 a.m., occurred at Kyoto Animation, a company known for producing shows and movies including “Full Metal Panic,” “K-On” and “Clannad,” among other works. | The blaze, which started around 10:30 a.m., occurred at Kyoto Animation, a company known for producing shows and movies including “Full Metal Panic,” “K-On” and “Clannad,” among other works. |
| Kyoto Animation was founded by Yoko Hatta and her husband, Hideaki Hatta, in 1981, and most of the studio’s production takes place in the building that was the site of Thursday’s fire. |