Fire was reported at Nintendo Headquarters' Development Center, no one was injured

15 August 2022
by znbashi 5
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According to NHK (using Google Translate and DeepL), Nintendo Headquarters’ Development Center building at Minami-ku, Kyoto, caught fire today (August 15th) in the afternoon; the police received a fire report around 1:00 pm and dispatched eight fire engines towards the company, but the fire was already taken care of by the employees there, the police claimed that some of the desks and chairs on the third floor were burned, no one was injured, and it seems like the fire might have started from a device that was being charged.

[NHK, Via Reddit]

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znbashi

Just someone who spent most of his childhood playing Smash Bros with my brother, which led me to explore more games. Favorite franchises include Xenoblade and Kirby.

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Comments (5)

socar

2y ago

Must have been a Samsung or an Apple phone I bet...are we back into those times again?

That aside, I'm glad everyone's safe. We don't need another arson incident like Kyoto Animation...

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mereel

2y ago

So employees at Nintendo HQ actually go into their offices to work?! Incredible…
Glad to hear no one was hurt.

conangiga

2y ago

I knew Nintendo was lit but this is next level!

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sligeach_eire

2y ago

"it seems like the fire might have started from a device that was being charged."

Imagine if it was a Nintendo Switch. Highly, highly improbable.

joeshabadoo

2y ago

Very glad everyone’s okay and damage was minimal. I’m sure Nintendo is very proud of their staff for channeling their inner Red Pikmin to bravely battle the flames.