A suspected arsonist in connection with a store fire in east
China's Zhejiang Province that killed 17 people has
been arrested.
Liu Weixiong, 30, a native of Hunan Province, was arrested early Wednesday
morning in his rented house in Huangyan District, Taizhou City of
Zhejiang Province, according to the Taizhou Public Security
Bureau.
Liu admitted that he set fire to a two-storey shop on Luting
Road, Huangyan District on Feb. 4, which left 17 dead and six
others injured, police said. The second floor was used as the
living quarters for migrant workers.
But it is still unclear why Liu started the fire.
(Xinhua News Agency March 22, 2007)