Police Request Arrest Warrant for Man in His 60s for Arson at Parking Garage in Sangam-dong, Seoul

On the morning of the 29th of last month, a fire broke out in the parking management office on the first basement floor of a mixed-use parking building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and the fire department is extinguishing it. / Photo by Mapo Fire Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 60s suspected of deliberately setting fire to a multi-purpose parking building.

The Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 6th that they had applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of arson of an occupied building. Mr. A's pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) was held that morning at the Seoul Western District Court.

Mr. A is suspected of setting fire to the parking management office located on the first basement floor of a multi-purpose parking building with six basement levels and four above-ground floors in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, at around 9:08 a.m. on the 29th of last month. The fire was extinguished by the dispatched firefighters within 21 minutes. There were no casualties, but the fire caused property damage estimated by the fire department at approximately 1.3 million won.

The police tracked and arrested Mr. A based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. The decision on whether to issue the arrest warrant for Mr. A is expected to be made in the afternoon of the same day.

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