A man burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto andset it on fire early Thursday, killing one person, leaving 19 others presumeddead and a dozen possibly trapped inside.

Japanese fire official said, “more than 24 were confirmed orpresumed dead after Kyoto animation studio fire,” reported Associated Press.Thefire broke out in the three-story Kyoto Animation building in Japan’s ancientcapital of Kyoto, after the suspect spread an unidentified liquid to acceleratethe blaze, Kyoto prefectural police and fire department officials said.

The suspect was also injured and taken to a hospital,officials said. Police are investigating the man on suspicion of arson. Footageon Japan’s NHK national television showed gray smoke billowing from the charredbuilding. In other footage on TBS network showed windows blown off.