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man in his 50s was caught by the police on charges of setting a house on fire after stabbing a person who had been arguing over alcohol with a weapon. A fire spread to other houses, causing injuries to residents living upstairs.
KNN reporter Park Myung-seon covered it.
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Smoke and red flames erupt from the windows on the first floor of the house.
Firefighters entering the building make sure no residents are present.
[Fire Rescuer: (4th floor?) Knocking on the door to the 4th floor and checking.] The
police and fire department crews who were dispatched after receiving a fire report found a man in his 50s who died on the first floor of the building.
The fifties, found dead, had several stab wounds on the weapon.
Around the body, traces of burns, presumed to be arson, were also found.
This is the site where the fire occurred.
A woman in her 60s living here on the third floor fell to the floor from a height of 9 meters during the evacuation after a fire broke out and was seriously injured.
In addition, three women in their 60s and 70s living on the 2nd and 4th floors were taken to the hospital after drinking smoke.
Police estimate that 53-year-old A, who was arguing while drunk, killed 55-year-old B with a weapon and set fire.
Mr. A, who fled, was caught by the police at about 2:30 am, about three hours after the fire, about 200 meters away.
[Shin Kyeong-beom/Sanjin Police Department Criminal Section Chief: At that time, the suspect was lying on the road and was injured. The weapon was left inside the alley by the suspect (searched and found.)]
As soon as the treatment is over, the police will apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A and investigate the exact details of the case.
(Video coverage: Wonju Lee KNN)