Arson Being Investigated as Cause of Deadly Uijongbu Apartment Fire
This is a horrible apartment fire that happened in Uijongbu:
UIJEONGBU, South Korea, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) — A big fire that broke out Saturday morning at a 10-story apartment building in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, leaving three dead and 101 people injured, has been brought under control, the police said.
Among the injured who were taken to the hospital, five were in critical condition, they said.
The fire is reported to have erupted at 9:25 a.m. from a car parked on the ground floor of the building, preventing residents from evacuating through the front entrance.
The fire was put under control at about 11:40 a.m. after spreading to two other buildings.
The police and firefighters are now focusing on finding the cause of the fire, saying they are investigating the possibility of arson but are open to all possibilities. [Yonhap]
You can read more at the link.
Looking at the few pictures on-line, somebody set fire to their apartment and then went down and set fire to a car blocking the exit to the building.
That is based off the few pictures available… so the case isn’t exactly closed.