Police Urgently Arrest Suspect in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul Apartment Fire
A man in his 70s was urgently arrested after setting a fire in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Sinwol-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul.
On November 24, the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul announced that it had urgently arrested a person associated with the apartment, identified as Mr. A (76), on charges of gross negligence arson at around 6:30 p.m. on November 21.
Mr. A is suspected of committing arson in the waste paper collection area on the first floor of the apartment at approximately 5:33 a.m. on November 21.
The fire was completely extinguished at around 8:00 a.m., about two hours and thirty minutes later, and 52 residents, including those who had only inhaled smoke, were transported to the hospital.
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The police have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, and as of 10:30 a.m. on the same day, a pretrial detention hearing is underway at the Seoul Southern District Court.
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