Dozens dead on arson attack at Kyoto Studio

[robkelk]

He's already dead, apparantly.

CBC Radio is reporting he's still alive, in the hospital with burns, and under guard.

The radio report provide the alleged attacker's name - as per my own policy, I won't repeat it.

Quoting from the CBC News report:

Japanese media reported the fire might have been set near the front door, forcing people to find other ways out of the building.

The building has a spiral staircase that may have allowed flames and smoke to rise quickly to the top floor, NHK reported. Fire expert Yuji Hasemi at Waseda University told NHK that paper drawings and other documents in the studio also may have contributed to the fire's rapid spread.

Firefighters found 20 bodies on the third floor and some on the stairs to the roof, where they had apparently collapsed, Kyoto fire official Kazuhiro Hayashi said. Two were found dead on the first floor, and 11 others on the second floor, he said.