3 killed in South Korea's arson attack

21/9/2024 17:22

        Three men were killed in what is believed to be an arson attack at an inn in South Korea's North Chungcheong province, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.
        
        A fire broke out at the inn at about 1:44 a.m. local time, killing three men presumed to be long-term guests. The fire was extinguished in about an hour.
        
        The three men were found in a room and a corridor on the second floor and a room on the third floor.
        
        Evidence was found that someone used a newspaper to light it on the entrance and the stairs.
        
        The police were investigating a man in his 40s who had stayed at the inn as a suspect.