POLICE have arrested the suspect allegedly responsible for a fire in a KTV bar that killed 18 people and injured another five in Guangdong Province early yesterday. Liu Chunlu, 32, who lives near the karaoke TV lounge in Qingyuan City, is suspected of starting the fire. Liu suffered burns to his hips in the blaze, according to local police. The fire was reported at around 12:30 a.m. in the bar on Chayuan Road of Yingde City under Qingyuan, and was put out at 12:55 a.m., said a statement issued by Qingyuan police. Liu confessed when he was arrested at his home in Yingde City, according to the city government. “I was drunk last night and had had a fight with unknown people [before the fire],” Liu told police.(Xinhua) |