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Will Kyoto Animation Close Because of the Fire?

Posted on July 21, 2019August 1, 2019 by Chris Kincaid

On Thursday, July 18th 41-year-old Shinji Aoba entered the front door of Kyoto Animation with gasoline and set the building on fire. The fire killed 33 and injured more than 30 (Romo, 2019; Associated Press 2019). Twenty of the 33 were women. They were trapped in a stairwell leading to the roof of the building….

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