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Dozens dead in Japan animation studio fire

(AP) – A Japanese fire official says nearly 30 people are confirmed or presumed dead in a suspected arson at an animation production studio in Kyoto.

A fire department official says firefighters found more than a dozen people presumed dead on the top floor of a three-story building, some collapsed on the stairs to the roof.

Twenty people are now confirmed dead and nearly 10 presumed dead. The fire is Japan’s deadliest since 2001.

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