Woman blames stress at work after admitting to starting apartment fires

A woman in her 20s has been arrested on suspicion of starting several fires inside her apartment building after complaining of trash left in common areas and workplace stress, police said Monday.

According to Eumseong Police Station in North Chungcheong Province, the woman allegedly set fire to paper and cardboard boxes in five locations inside an 18-story apartment building in Eumseong on Friday.

Residents quickly extinguished the fires, preventing major damage.

Three people were treated at hos ...