"Chuseok Approaching..."...Arson Incidents Continue Across Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Ahead of Chuseok, incidents of attempted arson due to family disputes and personal despair have occurred consecutively.

According to the police on the 19th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul arrested A (72) on the spot and is currently investigating him on charges of arson of an occupied building.

A is accused of setting fire to clothing in the bathroom while intoxicated and arguing with his wife at a multi-family house in Seongbuk-gu around 8 p.m. the previous day. The fire only burned the clothes and did not spread elsewhere. The police responded to the scene following a report from a neighboring resident and arrested A.

At around 10:45 p.m. on the same day, B (69) was also caught by the police on the same charges at a multi-family house in Jungnang-gu, Seoul. He is accused of attempting to set fire after spraying a flammable substance in his house while intoxicated.

B reportedly called 112 several times, stating that he had sprayed a flammable substance in his house and intended to set it on fire. The police plan to verify whether the substance B sprayed was indeed flammable.