Notorious serial arsonist arrested for massive Hamyang wildfire

A man once dubbed the “Bongdaesan Squirrel,” a notorious serial arsonist blamed for a string of wildfires years ago, has been arrested again after allegedly igniting South Korea’s first major wildfire of the year, police said Monday. The South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency said on Monday it had detained a 67-year-old man surnamed Kim on charges of violating the Forest Protection Act for allegedly starting a massive wildfire in Hamyang on Feb. 21. The fire that broke out at around 9:15 p.m.

By The Korea Herald