40s Person Booked Without Detention for Setting Fire to Acquaintance's Store Signboard... Arson Due to No Contact

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] A man in his 40s was arrested by the police for setting fire to a business signboard because the bar owner he knew felt hurt.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 8th that they have booked A (46) without detention on suspicion of arson for setting fire to an air signboard in front of the business and are currently investigating.

A is suspected of setting fire with a lighter to a tent and a signboard (so-called air balloon signboard) installed in front of a bar in Buk-gu, Gwangju, at around 3:55 a.m. on the 7th.

It is known that A himself called the 112 emergency center immediately after the arson to report the incident.

Police officers who responded to the report extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher and arrested A, who was at the scene.

According to the police investigation, A set the fire because the acquaintance, the bar owner he usually knew, hurt his feelings by not answering calls and other reasons.

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