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Informations about Kyoto Animation's Studio

Confirmed to be arson

A perspective of the fire:

https://twitter.com/mainichiphoto/status/1151694460415172608?s=20

https://twitter.com/mainichiphoto/status/1151711795977031680?s=20

https://twitter.com/mainichiphoto/status/1151734263831617542?s=19

As of 12:15 PM JST, 10 people seriously injured, 10 people unconscious, and 18 people mildly injured:

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190718/k00/00m/040/084000c

A man in his 40s has confirmed to starting the fire:

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190718/k00/00m/040/084000c

Multiple deaths have been confirmed by NHK police report:

https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1151694842117754881

Allegdly man had tried pouring gasoline on people too:

https://twitter.com/you629/status/1151695567287795713?s=20

https://twitter.com/soukatsu_/status/1151699853505961984?s=21

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190718/k00/00m/040/105000c

One had died within the fire inside the building:

https://twitter.com/mainichi/status/1151698158935658498

Some conflicting information to earlier police report from NHK of multiple fatalities, one death confirmed so far:

https://twitter.com/mainichi/status/1151701343385427968?s=20

Sharp tools (knife-like) found near scene, unknown if related to incident:

https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1151704299707273218?s=20

Kyoto Newspaper confirming people running outside on fire:

https://twitter.com/kyoto_np/status/1151701015046922241?s=20

At least 35 injured, 20 missing, and several still inside building at time of this tweet:

https://twitter.com/mainichi/status/1151705924936974336?s=20

10 people found lying face down on 2nd floor, all believed to be dead:

https://twitter.com/47newsflash/status/1151718259143528450?s=19

Several people who had suffered cardiac arrest within building and had stopped hearts left behind as rescue operations continue:

https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1151721268225499138?s=19

Over 10 people are confirmed dead:

EDIT: In the NHK article, it was stated that 70 people were working inside at time of arson

https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1151729067638439937

According to Kyoto City Fire Department, 12 had suffered cardiac arrest, and 36 are injured:

https://twitter.com/47newsflash/status/1151733857185460227?s=19

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13:30 JST: 1 Dead, 10 unconscious. Fire started on the first floor and spread to the second and third floor. Helicopter footage shows forensics taking photos of very long metallic objects. Unknown if related.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011996981000.html?utm_int=detail_contents_news-related_002

13:35 JST: Man reportedly was yelling "Die" as he set fire to the building.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997041000.html?utm_int=all_contents_just-in_001

14:10 JST: Multiple Individuals inside the building with no pulse. Rescue/Recovery ongoing.

14:55 JST: Death count expected to rise above 10. Multiple other individuals un-reachable by phone/media. Presumed to be inside.

16:30 JST : 12 Confirmed Dead, 10 others without a pulse.

17:40 JST : NHK - 16 Confirmed Dead by Police

18:20 JST : Multiple death threats had been received over the course of the last few years

19:00 JST : BBC reporting 23 dead "Some 36 people are in hospital, some in a critical condition, reports say. About 70 people were in the building when the fire started, fire officials say."

19:30 JST : BBC reporting 26 dead

20:00 JST: Attacker purchased 20L of gasoline