Seven killed in suspected arson attack at office building in South Korea

Police officers at the scene of a fire in Daegu, South Korea (Lee Mu-yeol/Newsis via AP)

A fire caused by suspected arson has spread through an office building in South Korea’s Daegu city, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others, local fire and police officials said.

Dozens of firefighters and vehicles were deployed and quickly put out the blaze, which began in the late morning on the second floor of a seven-floor office building near the city’s district court.