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Macross Mechanical Designer Kazutaka Miyatake Hospitalized After House Fire
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
TBS, which stated that both the husband and wife who were residents of the house were hospitalized, but the wife — 60-year-old Tomoko Watanabe — ed away. Takachiho stated that Miyatake is still hospitalized, but is not in serious condition.
According to TBS, there was a report of the back of a house being on fire on Saturday after 3:00 p.m. local time, and 12 fire trucks went to the scene. The fire took two hours to be put out, and the house, which was a one-storied wooden house, was partially destroyed. According to police, Miyatake (unnamed in the article) was able to escape the house, but suffered from smoke inhalation and was hospitalized.
Police are examining the cause of the fire, and TBS noted that the kitchen area of the house had the most intense flames.
Miyatake is a mechanical designer for the original Starship Troopers novel, and then designed the original video anime adaptation.
He is also a mechanical designer for the Eureka Seven.
Sources: Haruka Takachiho's Twitter Justin Sevakis' Twitter
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