20s Who Left Burning Car to Go to Sauna, Butane Gas Found Near Completely Burned Vehicle

Suspected Gas Inhalation in Moving Vehicle... Police Investigate Specific Circumstances

A man in his 20s who abandoned a burning passenger car on a road in Incheon and disappeared has been apprehended.

On the 28th, a vehicle caught fire on Incheondaero (formerly Gyeongin Expressway) in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon. [Image source=Incheon Fire Headquarters·Yonhap News]

On the 29th, the Western Incheon Police Station announced that they had arrested a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges including violation of the Chemical Substances Control Act. A is suspected of causing a fire while transporting butane gas in a vehicle on Incheondaero (formerly Gyeongin Expressway) in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, at around 4:15 p.m. the previous day. It is understood that he fled the scene immediately after the fire broke out and the flames engulfed the vehicle. The fire was reported to 119 by a passerby who said, "There is a fire in a passenger car," and the fire department dispatched 15 personnel and 5 pieces of equipment, extinguishing the fire within 14 minutes on the same day. Fortunately, no casualties occurred.

At the scene, A’s vehicle was completely burned, and several butane gas canisters were found nearby. Based on CCTV footage from the scene, the police tracked and urgently arrested A at a sauna in Seo-gu at around 2:15 a.m. that day. The police suspect that the fire started when A inhaled gas inside the moving vehicle. It was also reported that the owner of the burning vehicle was not A. A police official stated, "We are currently considering that the fire originated inside the vehicle," and said they plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident.

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