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A South Korean woman has set her apartment building on fire while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower. One of the woman’s neighbours died after falling to the ground while trying to escape through a window.

According to BBC, the woman, who is in her 20s, told police that she tried to torch the cockroach with a lighter and a flammable spray, adding that she had used the method before. However on Monday, items in her home caught fire.

Police said they will be seeking an arrest warrant against the accused and she could be charged with accidentally starting a fire and causing death by negligence.

BBC reported that the woman who died in the Osan city fire, a Chinese national in her 30s, lived on the fifth floor of the building with her husband

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