▲ Fired vehicle
At 3:33 am on the 18th, at a crossroad in Seonghwa-dong, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, A (41) put a flammable substance on his body and ignited a fire inside a car with a 22-month-old child.
The child's father, A, was burned in the upper body with a second degree burn and was taken to a nearby hospital.
According to the police, Mr. A was said to have fled the house with his child after having a quarrel with a spouse in a common-law relationship.
The spouse reported to the police that domestic violence had occurred at about 2:41 pm on the day.
When the fire broke out, the police quickly rescued Mr. A's child and put it out with a fire extinguisher.
Mr. A suffered a second degree burn in the upper body, but was known to have no problem with life.
(Photo = Chungbuk Provincial Fire Department, Yonhap News)