Firefighting authorities and the National Forensic Service conduct a joint investigation at the suspected origin of the wildfire in Goesan-ri, Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, on Monday.

A fire that broke out around 11:25 a.m. on March 22 there, is believed to have started what became South Korea's worst wildfires in history, claiming 30 lives.

On Sunday, the police booked a suspect for violating the Forest Protection Act for allegedly accidentally starting the fire while tending to a relative's grave. Earlier, they found a lighter near the burial mound. The police plan to conduct a face-to-face interrogation with the suspect once they gather further details from the investigation, including the results of a forensic analysis. (Photo by Yonhap)


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