7 Subway Officials Held in Deadly Conflagration
Seven subway officials were detained today by police pending issue of arrest warrants in the subway fire that killed at least 133 people last week in the southern city of Taegu, South Korean authorities said.
Police applied to a court for warrants after apprehending the suspects, said Lt. Choi Woong Ju of the Taegu police department. The seven are expected to face charges of criminal negligence.
Police are also seeking warrants for three other people, including two subway officials and the man accused of igniting the carton filled with gasoline that started the blaze, Choi said. All three were in the hospital with injuries from the fire.
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