Wife Arrested for Setting Home on Fire After Argument With Husband ... Residents Evacuated in Emergency

A fire broke out on the second floor of an apartment in Okpo-dong, Geoje City, Gyeongnam. Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

A woman in her 40s has been apprehended by the police on suspicion of setting fire to her residence after an argument with her husband.

According to the Geoje Police Station and Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a fire broke out at 10:55 p.m. on August 25 on the second floor of a ten-story apartment building in Okpo-dong, Geoje City, Gyeongnam.

As a result of the fire, the husband in his 50s and the wife in her 40s, who were inside the home, each sustained first- and second-degree burns to their backs and legs.

Fifty-three residents were evacuated in an emergency, and among them, 20 people inhaled smoke from the fire.

A fire broke out in an apartment in Okpo-dong, Geoje City, Gyeongnam, reducing the interior to ashes. Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

The fire burned the interior of the home, as well as household items such as the refrigerator and air conditioner, resulting in property damage estimated at 30 million won by the fire department.

The fire was completely extinguished by the fire authorities who responded to the scene at 11:34 p.m. that day.

According to the police investigation, it was determined that the wife, identified as Ms. A, poured cleaning gasoline in the living room after a marital dispute and then set it on fire with a lighter.

The police have arrested Ms. A on charges of arson causing injury to an inhabited building and plan to investigate the exact details of the incident.

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