Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building will be demolished in January next year

According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun, Kyoto Animation held a briefing for local residents on the 23rd local time, stating that it will begin demolishing the Kyoto Animation Studio 1 building, the site of the arson, in January next year.

The report said that the demolition of the building of Kyoto Animation Studio 1 will start in January next year. According to local residents, the work will last until April. It is reported that the use of the old site will be decided after consultation with residents in the future.

It is understood that the building of the first studio is a three-story reinforced concrete structure. After the incident, the first studio was covered with a fence on the first floor to prevent debris and dust from flying. Starting from the 25th of this month, the fence will be expanded and the demolition work will begin in January next year. No opinions opposed to the demolition were raised during this briefing.

Information shows that the Kyoto Animation arson incident on July 18 this year caused 36 deaths, 33 injuries, and only one person survived. On the day of the incident, 70 of the company's 176 employees were there.