At least 35 injured, the emergency services said, as rescuers search for those feared trapped inside the building.
At least 12 people are presumed dead and more people are missing after a suspected arson attack on an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, fire official have told Associated Press.
The blaze in the city of Kyoto appeared to have been started deliberately, police said, but there was no immediate information on a possible motive.
Footage of the blaze showed thick white smoke pouring from windows of the three-storey building. Its facade was charred black on much of one side where the flames had burned out of the windows.
Another 35 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, a fire department spokesman told AFP news agency.
“Rescue operations are continuing, and we are trying to bring out several victims who are trapped inside the three-story building, including ones who may not be able to move by themselves,” a second fire department spokesman said.
Source: aljazeera.com
