Fire Spreads from Grass to Construction Site
Fully Extinguished Within One Hour
Juvenile Offenders Under 14 Not Subject to Criminal Prosecution
On the 22nd, a fire broke out in a park in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, after two elementary school students set fire to the grass to roast marshmallows. Photo by Gangnam Fire Station
Elementary school students who caused a fire while trying to roast marshmallows in a park in Seoul are under police investigation.
On the 24th, Suseo Police Station announced that they are investigating two elementary school students who started a fire in a park last weekend. According to the police and fire authorities, on the 22nd at 3:03 PM, the students set fire to the grass in a park in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, to roast marshmallows.
The fire spread to the surrounding grass and extended to a nearby construction site. Fire authorities deployed 67 personnel and 17 vehicles, completely extinguishing the fire within an hour. Some grass and discarded wood were burned, but there were no reported casualties.
All the students involved were under 14 years old and classified as juvenile offenders not subject to criminal prosecution. The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the fire with the students involved.
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