Presumptive arson fire in Pohang apartment...One dead and 15 injured.

2024.12.02. PM 2:56
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A fire broke out at around 11:30 a.m. today (2nd) in an apartment in Duho-dong, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and it was extinguished in about an hour.

The fire killed A, a 60-year-old homeowner, and A's two sons in their 20s were taken to the hospital with full-body burns.

In addition, 13 people, including residents, complained of breathing difficulties due to inhaling smoke, and one of them was transferred to a hospital.

Police are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage, saying they received a report from A's son that "his father is trying to spray oil and set off butane gas."


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