Piles of tissues used to clean up flammable liquid are seen near the entrance to the Minister’s Office on the 6th floor of the Ministry of Employment and Labor at the Government Complex Sejong on Thursday. A man in his 50s was arrested on charges of obstructing official duties after allegedly attempting to ignite the flammable substance. (Yonhap)
Piles of tissues used to clean up flammable liquid are seen near the entrance to the Minister’s Office on the 6th floor of the Ministry of Employment and Labor at the Government Complex Sejong on Thursday. A man in his 50s was arrested on charges of obstructing official duties after allegedly attempting to ignite the flammable substance. (Yonhap)

A man in his 50s was arrested Thursday after allegedly spreading an inflammable material and trying to set it on fire inside the Ministry of Employment and Labor office in the central city of Sejong, police said.

The incident occurred around 6:25 p.m. on the sixth floor of a government complex building in the city, about 110 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Sejong Nambu Police Station.

A security guard intervened before the fire could start. No injuries were reported.

Police said the man, whose name was withheld, is under investigation on suspicion of obstructing official duties. Authorities are still working to determine his motive. (Yonhap)