SEOUL, Police on Monday detained an arson suspect in a studio apartment building fire in eastern Seoul that left a woman with a serious injury to her head after she fell from the fourth floor while attempting to evacuate.
The fire broke out on the third floor of the six-story building in Seoul’s eastern ward of Gwangjin at 4:38 a.m. and was completely put out in about an hour at 5:41 a.m. after 112 firefighting personnel and 27 fire vehicles were mobilized for the operation.
A woman in her 20s living on the fourth floor crashed to the ground while attempting to flee from the fire and was taken to a hospital with a serious injury to the head. Two other residents suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation, while eight other residents safely escaped the building on their own.
Police made the emergency arrest of a resident living where the fire started on charges of arson. The suspect had initially told police the fire broke out for unknown reasons, but later admitted to starting the fire, officials said.
Source: Yonhap News Agency