Six more people were injured, four of them between the ages of 50 and 80 were taken to the hospital — patients complained of smoke poisoning and difficulty breathing. Two of them were forced to jump from the fourth floor to escape the smoke.
The suspect used a pesticide sprayer, which was filled with oil. According to police, he is 60 years old.
The man committed suicide and left a suicide note in which he asked his daughter to take care of her sick mother. He attached 50,000 won ($35) to the letter to pay for his wife's medical bills.
The man's body was found on the fourth floor. The police said that his fingerprints match those on the spray gun used in the arson attack. rbc.ru.
A fire in an apartment building was extinguished for more than an hour and a half, Yonhap writes.
