A pensioner has spent a fire in a metro in the South Korean capital Seoul. The man gave a flammable liquid to the floor, which he then illuminated. The other passengers fled from the vehicle, there were various injuries.
“If the evacuation had been postponed, the chance of fatalities would have been very high,” said the public prosecutor, as the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
On a video of the surveillance camera you can see how a person with a white headpiece pours a liquid on the floor. According to media reports, the 67-year-old pensioner may have acted out of anger on a decision of the court in connection with his divorce.
Here you can see the video of the surveillance camera:
The other passengers in the car then fled out of the car. A woman apparently slid on the liquid and crashed and lost a shoe. However, the car was empty within a few seconds, except for individual items that were left behind. The 67-year-old lit the liquid and a fire broke out in the car.
The life of 160 people endangers
The man is now being accused of jeopardizing the life of the 160 people who were in the car. According to reports, six people were injured in the incident. 23 people, including the 67-year-old-Werden arrested to the hospital for flue gas poisoning and sprains.
“A large amount of gasoline to spray on a metro used by an indefinite number of passengers and then set them on fire, causing a large fire and spreading toxic gases is a murder that is the same as terrorism,” said the public prosecutor. The man was accused of attempted murder and arson.
According to media reports, the man would also have caused damage of at least 190,000 euros. It is said that a car from the train has been completely destroyed, two more were damaged by the smoke.
Source: Krone
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