"Drunk Resident Spilling Gasoline" Reported… 1 Dead and 6 Injured

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A fire, suspected to be arson, broke out at a villa in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, today (the 25th). Six people, including dispatched police officers and firefighters, were injured in the blaze. A man in his 60s was found dead inside the home.

Reporter Bae Seong-jae has the details.

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Fierce flames and black smoke billowed out from the window of a third-floor villa.

At around 1:20 p.m. today, a 112 emergency call was received from a villa in Deokgye-dong, Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, stating, "It looks like a drunk resident is spreading gasoline."

While police officers dispatched to the scene were evacuating residents and checking the situation on the third floor where the report originated, a sudden explosion and flames erupted.

[Lee Su-ho / Nearby Resident: I heard a booming sound and looked outside, and the fire was huge. There was a strong smell of gas and a lot of smoke rising....]

Firefighters immediately rushed to extinguish the fire and rescued police officers and residents who had fled to the rooftop to escape the flames.

Broken glass and debris from furniture remain scattered around the building from the impact of the explosion.

The third floor where the fire started and the fourth floor directly above it were completely blackened.

The fire was put out after two hours, but explosions during the blaze left six people with minor injuries, including four police officers, one firefighter, and one resident.

A man in his 60s was found dead inside the home, and circumstances pointing to arson were detected.

[Chae Sang-soon / Initial Reporter: The man came back after buying gasoline. He went upstairs, and a little later, I could smell gasoline everywhere.]

Police and fire authorities are focusing on the possibility of arson and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

(Video by Cho Chang-hyun, Video Editing by Ahn Ye-jin)
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