Daegu Febuary 18. 2003 South Korea

Almost 200 people have been killed and many others injured in a fire on an underground train in the South Korean city of Daegu.
As the fire spread through the six-carriage train, a second train that had halted in the station also caught fire.
According to eyewitness reports, a man started the fire by setting alight a milk container containing flammable liquid in a carriage.
One police officer said the suspect was believed to have mental health problems.
The 56-year-old man had been arrested.

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