Man Suspected of Accidentally Starting South Korea's Largest Wildfires

South Korean police questioned an elderly man this morning on suspicion of starting one of the fires that raged for a week in the Republic of Korea, killing several people in the massive destruction.

Deadly South Korean wildfires may have been set off by family grave rite

South Korean police plan to question a man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern regions.

South Korea Wildfires: Man Under Scanner For Sparking Deadly Blaze While Cleaning Grandparents' Gravesite

Seoul:  A 56-year-old man is under investigation by South Korean police for accidentally igniting one of the worst wildfires in the country’s history. According to reports, investigators believe the man unintentionally started the fire while cleaning his grandparents’ gravesite,

South Korea wildfire: Man clearing grandparents' gravesite could have triggered the wildfire, investigation underway

An inferno that engulfed South Korea brought down many historical sites could have possibly been the result of sparks from a cigarette lighter.

Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire

A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the southeastern part of the country last week, the National Police Agency said Monday. Police said the man, who is in his 50s, was booked in connection with the fires. In South Korea, a booking is not an arrest but rather indicates the man’s information was collected for the investigation.