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A gas leak near a construction site outside Seoul Subway Line Nos. 2 and 3’s Seoul National University of Education Station ...
The May 31 fire caused damages worth over $280,000. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On the morning of May 31, a subway train on Seoul Subway Line No. 5 was moments away from becoming a disaster zone. At 8:42 a ...
A video shows a man pouring a liquid onto the floor of a packed subway before lighting a fire inside the train. No deaths ...
A South Korean pensioner accused of setting fire to a busy metro carriage has been charged with attempted murder and arson.
In a disturbing turn of events that shocked commuters and authorities alike, a 67-year-old man identified by his surname Won has been formally indicted for allegedly setting fire to a moving subway ...
Europe is sweltering under an intense heatwave, as temperatures soar across Spain, Portugal, France and Italy for one of the ...
“If the evacuation had been delayed, the possibility of casualties would have been very high.” According to the newspaper Korea JoongAng, Won was charged with violating the Railroad Safety Act.