TOKYO: The death toll of an anime studio blaze in Kyoto, Japan has risen to 33, with 36 others injured, some suffering from severe burns or bleeding, local police and rescuers said.

The fire at the three-story building of Kyoto Animation Co. Ltd., ignited by a man with flammable liquid, is the country’s worst case of arson in decades.

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