Arson at an anime company in Kyoto. Thirty-three people died. Detained a 41-year-old man.
On the morning of The 18th, a fire broke out at a studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. According to the Kyoto Prefectural Police, 33 people died. A police officer who rushed to the scene secured the identity of a man who was in the vicinity. He says he set fire to it.
The police department will conduct on-site investigations on charges of arson and murder of current residential buildings. According to the police, the man is believed to have sowed a liquid like gasoline. He was not an employee of the company or a former employee, and he was injured and taken to a hospital. The driver's license contained the address of Kanto.
An employee of Kyoto Animation, who was at the scene, said the man set it on fire while shouting 'Die'. A bag believed to belong to a man fell outside the building and several knives were found inside.