Death toll 33 in Japan animation studio arson
The death toll reached 33 Thursday, July 18, 2019, after a suspected arson destroyed a four-story building housing Kyoto Animation. The studio, located south of the city of Kyoto Japan, has many core fans and is known as a team of skilled animators that provides top-quality work for others and can produce its own hits, such as “Lucky Star,” “K-On!” and the “Haruhi Suzumiya” series.
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Flowers are placed near the Kyoto Animation Studio building destroyed in an arson attack Friday, July 19, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. A man screaming “You die!” burst into the animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing dozens of people in the attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans.
Jae C. Hong Associated Press
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A man places flowers to honor the victims of Thursday’s fire at the Kyoto Animation Studio building, Friday, July 19, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. A man screaming “You die!” burst into the animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing dozens of people in the attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans.
Jae C. Hong Associated Press
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Smoke billows from a three-story building of Kyoto Animation in a fire in Kyoto, western Japan, Thursday, July 18, 2019. Kyoto prefectural police said the fire broke out Thursday morning after a man burst into it and spread unidentified liquid and put fire.
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A security guard stands near the Kyoto Animation Studio building destroyed in an attack, Friday, July 19, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. A man screaming “You die!” burst into the animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing dozens of people in the attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans.
Jae C. Hong Associated Press
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