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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

KyoAni survivors' experiences inform fire evacuation guidelines

Members of the Minato Fire Station in Nagoya show how to escape by getting low to the floor in Minato Ward, Nagoya, on July 12. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Evacuation guidelines created using lessons learned from the deadly 2019 arson attack on the Kyoto Animation Co. studio have been used in firefighting drills nationwide.

The guidelines were compiled by the Kyoto City Fire Department based on statements from more than 30 people who escaped the fire, which killed 36 and injured 32. The practical guidelines based on their actual experiences seem to have led to the guidelines being highly regarded among firefighters.

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