”Dobong-gu apartment fire”... 70-year-old man arrested and indicted for smoking in his room all night = South Korea

It has been revealed that the suspect in the apartment fire in Dobong-gu, Seoul, which killed two people last Christmas, had been smoking in the apartment for seven hours on the day of the incident.
Two people were killed, including Ms. Park (33), a resident on the fourth floor who jumped down while holding her seven-month-old daughter, and 27 were injured. Property damage was estimated at about 1 billion won (about 112 million yen).
On the 3rd, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office's Violent Crimes Division arrested and indicted Kim (78), who lived in Room 301 of the apartment building, on charges of arson and gross negligence resulting in death or injury.
According to the prosecution, on December 25th of last year, Kim had been watching Go videos and smoking cigarettes for seven hours in a small room known as the "computer room," and had died at 4:50 a.m.
At about 9 minutes, he left the room without completely putting out the fire. The fire that remained in the cigarette butt spread to newspapers and garbage bags in the room, and then to the entire apartment building.
The prosecution said that despite the apartment management office making announcements banning smoking indoors, Kim regularly smoked in his room and said, "
It was pointed out that he was exhibiting behavior that showed "safety insensitivity." Domestic waste and garbage such as newspapers and plastic containers were left everywhere in Kim's home, and even a small spark could cause a large fire.
It was investigated that there was a possibility of this happening. Prosecutors also said that the apartment's fire door was always open and that Kim opened the front door and room door at the time of the fire, which caused the damage to spread.
I think it's a big deal. Prosecutors said, ``As smoke began to fill the living room, (Kim) opened the front door and the room door fully, allowing a large amount of air to flow in and causing the fire to spread.''
He escaped through the living room window without taking any measures even though the virus was spreading to his body." The prosecutor's office, along with the Seoul North Crime Victim Support Center, will provide medical expenses and living expenses to a total of 35 bereaved families and victims.
In addition to providing emergency support, it has also been announced that it will also support psychological treatment to overcome trauma.