Nghe An: Arrested subject who burned down lover's house because he refused to talk

Investigation into the hospitalization of five people after a fire suspected to have been caused by arson

(Baonghean.vn) - Camera recorded a young man carrying a 10-liter can of gasoline into the house. A few minutes later, he lit it on fire and ran away.

Accordingly, at around 12 noon on July 30, Bui Si Cong (born in 1983), residing in Nghi Phu commune (Vinh city) brought a can containing 10 liters of gasoline to the house of Nguyen Thi T. (born in 1984), residing in Quan Bau ward (Vinh city). Cong placed the can of gasoline in front of T.'s bedroom door on the first floor and then called T. out to talk. T. did not agree and asked Cong to go out and close the door.

Subject Cong poured gasoline and burned down Ms. T's house (image extracted from camera).

Ms. T's bedroom is about 12 square meters wide.², there is 1 door. At that time, there were 5 people in the room including: Ms. Nguyen Thi T., Nguyen Thi MA and Nguyen Thi QA (2 children of Ms. T), Nguyen Thi B. (born in 1960, Ms. T.'s aunt) and Nguyen Thi N. (born in 1979, Ms. B.'s daughter)

Image of the house after the fire, the damage is still unclear. Photo: Trong Tuan

Because he refused to talk, Cong poured gasoline on the door, lit it on fire, and ran out. Ms. T., who was lying in the room, saw smoke coming in, so she quickly opened the door and saw a big fire. Ms. T. panicked and shouted for everyone to put out the fire and get the people in the room out.

The fire caused 5 people in the room to be injured (1st and 2nd degree burns), and were given emergency treatment at Hospital 115 and Nghe An Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital.

The ceiling was burnt to a crisp. Photo: Trong Tuan

Immediately after receiving the report, Vinh City Police coordinated with professional units to examine the scene, collect related documents and traces, and mobilized maximum forces, applying synchronous professional measures to track down the subject.

Cong also suffered burns from the fire he caused. Photo: Trong Tuan

At 9:00 a.m. on July 31, while the subject was hiding in a hotel in the city, detectives raided and arrested him and took him to the headquarters. At the investigation agency, Bui Si Cong confessed that due to emotional conflicts with Ms. T., he could not control himself and committed the crime.

Currently, Vinh City Police Investigation Agency is completing the file to handle the subject according to the provisions of law.

Quynh Trang - Trong Tuan