Police arrest Sri Lankan suspect in connection with oil storage tank fire
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19:43 October 08, 2018
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The police have arrested a Sri Lankan national in its probe of a recent explosion at a local oil storage facility, police officials said Monday.
The arrest came one day after an explosion at the oil storage facility in Goyang, just north of Seoul, consumed a large storage tank with 2.66 million liters of gasoline, enough to fill 250 tank trucks.
The police said the 27-year-old Sri Lankan is believed to have accidentally caused the fire by releasing a sky lantern in the vicinity of the oil storage facility.
bdk@yna.co.kr
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