According to news reports, the offices of popular visual novel game maker Circus had caught fire on Sunday, and around half of the office was burnt down.
Staff had make an official statement on the official website, and thankfully no one was hurt in the incident and their upcoming product 『D.C.II Fall in Love～ダ・カーポII～フォーリンラブ』 would not be delayed, and would be as scheduled on 18 Dec 2009.
Source: Canned Dogs
Thank god that no one was hurt in the fire and their work were saved. Maybe they would somehow incoporate their experience of this fire into their next visual novel.
There are some reports that the burned Circus building is an unmanned warehouse.