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A big fire broke out at the Hyundai Market in Incheon last night (4th). More than 50 stores were set on fire, which turned out to be "arson" committed by a drunken man in his 40s.

Jaeyeon Park is a reporter.

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A man stumbles down an alleyway, passing by a parked truck, and suddenly smoke and flames rise from the cargo bin.

[Yoo Byung-woo/Resident: The fireworks were just going up to the second floor over there, and there was a sound of fireworks flying, and there was a sound of something exploding.]

At around 2:11 last night, a fire broke out at the Hyundai Market in Incheon, just after this man had wandered around the market.

The fire quickly spread to the crowded stores, and 30 of the 205 stores were reduced to ashes.

[Cho Ho-seok/Merchant: There was a fire here, and everything was on fire, but the person standing guard at night saw the fire here.]

The fire knocked down the ceiling structures in the market, and the pillars and fire extinguishers were charred and charred.



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The police made an emergency arrest of Mr. A, a man in his 40s who was shown in the video, at his residence on suspicion of arson.

Through CCTV analysis, the police will confirm the circumstances under which Mr. A set fire to three market stores, a lorry, and a pile of garbage, and apply for an arrest warrant.

Merchants who lose their homes in an instant are devastated.

[Chae Tae-suk/Merchant: All the live fish are dead because the electricity goes out, and the fish over there are all burned because the pipes that come in the seawater have melted in the fire.]

Incheon City decided to set up a temporary business space for the affected merchants, and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security also decided to support a special grant tax of 3 billion won.

(Video Interview: Jae Il, Video Editing: Lee Seung-yeol, Screen Credit: Yoo Byung-woo)