A fire broke out in an apartment in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.
According to the Geoje Police Station and the South Gyeongsang Fire Department, the fire occurred around 10:58 p.m. on the 25th in the living room of a 10-story apartment in Okpo-dong, Geoje.
As a result, a couple, including a husband in his 50s and a wife in her 40s who were inside the house, suffered 1-2 degree burns on their backs and legs, and 53 residents evacuated due to smoke. Many of the evacuees inhaled smoke.
The fire burned the interior of the house and household items, and was completely extinguished by the responding firefighters around 11:34 p.m. on the same day.
Police suspect that the wife in her 40s poured gasoline into the living room after a domestic dispute and then ignited it with a lighter, and they plan to investigate under the suspicion of arson causing damage to a building.