Incheon Hyundai Market Arsonist Confesses, "I Don't Remember Why I Set the Fire"

Arrested at Residence 10 Hours After Fire
Intoxicated at Time of Arrest

A man in his 40s who set fire to 55 stores in Incheon Hyundai Market has admitted to the arson.

On the 5th, the Jungbu Police Station in Incheon announced that they plan to request an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 40s who was urgently detained on suspicion of arson of a general building. If the police apply for the arrest warrant on the 6th, the pre-trial detention hearing is expected to be held as early as the 7th at the Incheon District Court.

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Based on CCTV footage and other evidence, the police urgently arrested suspect Mr. A at his residence about 10 hours after the fire at the market.

Mr. A is suspected of setting fire to five locations, including a dish store and a small cargo truck, around Hyundai Market in Songnim-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon, for about 10 minutes starting at 11:38 p.m. the previous day. The Incheon Fire Headquarters completely extinguished the fire after about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

There were no casualties from the fire, but 55 stores were burned.

When he was arrested at his home, he was heavily intoxicated. He denied the charges, saying, "I don't remember setting fire to the market. I don't remember how I got home," but admitted to the arson after continued questioning based on CCTV footage.

Nevertheless, he did not reveal the reason for the arson, saying, "I don't know why I set the fire because I was drunk."