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70-year-old arrested after allegedly setting fire to phone shop following release

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police in Siheung, South Korea, arrested a man in his 70s on suspicion of breaking into a mobile phone shop and setting it on fire.
  • Seven people inside the building evacuated, and the shop was completely burned; the suspect suffered second-degree burns and received hospital treatment.
  • Police said he had been arrested the previous day after causing a disturbance at the same store and saying he was being ignored.

A man in his 70s allegedly returned to a mobile phone shop in Siheung after being released from police custody and set it on fire. Police arrested him and are investigating him on suspicion of arson involving an occupied building.

The incident took place at about 2:10 a.m. in the Sincheon-dong area. The man allegedly broke through the shop’s door before starting the fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at about 2:36 a.m.

Seven people inside the building evacuated on their own. The mobile phone shop burned completely, while the suspect suffered second-degree burns to his leg and received hospital treatment.

Police said the man had been arrested the previous day after causing a disturbance at the same shop. He allegedly told staff, “You ignore me,” and faced a charge of obstructing business. After police questioned and released him, investigators believe he returned to the shop and committed the arson.

You ignore me.

· The suspectPolice said he made the remark while causing a disturbance at the shop the day before the fire.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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