Another studio fire.

[Alex]

And unfortunately this one seems to be more serious that the WB one.

At least 10 people are feared to have died and dozens more have been injured in a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto.

Authorities confirmed one fatality and said several others were missing as firefighters searched the building for survivors.

Kyodo news agency reported more had been killed and that the bodies of up to 10 people were found on the second floor of the studio - citing police.

The blaze broke out at 10:30am local time on Thursday after a man burst into Kyoto Animation and reportedly shouted "die!" as he poured what appeared to be petrol around the studio.

More than 70 people were in the three-storey building at the time, with many fleeing the premises when the alarm was raised.

Fire department official Satoshi Fujiwara said up to 18 people were not accounted for, but it was unclear if all those had reported to work.

A further 36 people were hurt in the blaze, some of them critically with many of them suffering from burns.

[Archivist]

Holy cow, that's awful. My thoughts are with those people and their families. The arsonist must have been utterly mad.

[BoyScoutKevin]

It's worst than that. The death toll is now up to 33 in what appears to be an arson fire started by a man who claimed the studio stole his ideas, as the man was injured in the fire he set and--at last word--was still unconscious, the police have not yet been able to question him.