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Today (3rd) at a temple in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, a large fire, presumably caused by arson, burned one building of the Daeungjeon Hall and was extinguished in 3 hours.
The police confirmed a scene of a man setting fire inside the temple through the temple closed-circuit TV and caught a man in his 50s after tracking them down.
Reporter Song In-ho covered the story.
[ Reporter
] A temple in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, was engulfed in red flames.
Around 0:30 this morning, a big fire broke out at Gyeryongsa Temple in Gohyeon-dong, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.
The fire spread in an instant, burning one of the Daeungjeon buildings and other items in the temple, and was completely extinguished at around 4:00 in the morning.
Police confirmed the scene of a man setting fire through a closed-circuit TV installed inside the courthouse.
In the screen, a scene of a man carrying a white barrel and entering the courthouse and lighting the curtains with a lighter was included.
The police tracked the man as a likely arson suspect and caught a man in his 50s at a bar in Geoje City three hours after the fire broke out.
It is known that Mr. A is talking gibberish in a drunken state.
The police are investigating the reason for setting fire against Mr. A.