People visit a flower garden in Hamyang County in South Gyeongsang on Oct. 20.YONHAP
Happy Tuesday! Here are the stories you need to know in Korea.
In today's news, two fires broke out in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, within the space of seven minutes, with 19 people reported injured. Police arrested a man suspected to be behind the blazes.
In other stories, Koreans' consumption of milk at home is down, while companies look to expand through new products and supply to cafes. Meanwhile, the mercury is set to drop nationwide from Thursday following rain forecast for Wednesday. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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Suspect arrested over back-to-back Gangnam fires that injured 19
Police arrested a man suspected of having started the back-to-back fires that injured 19 people at two buildings in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Tuesday, about four hours after he fled the scene.
Officers arrested him near Dongmyo Station in Jongno District, central Seoul, at around 4:16 p.m.
The suspect is accused of setting fire to the third floor of the Sinmyeong building, a seven-story commercial and office space in Yeoksam-dong, at around 11:54 a.m., and to the fourth floor of the Hanyang building, about 200 meters (656 feet) away, at around 12:01 p.m. Both fires broke out in the offices of patent law firms. He then reportedly fled on subway Line 1.
Temperatures to temporarily plunge as cold air follows rain
Temperatures will fall by up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday, with subzero lows, strong winds and frost expected in parts of the country.
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U.S.-China minerals rivalry opens doors for Korean suppliers to Lockheed Martin, Chinese battery makers
Experts warn that Korea's place in the U.S.-led supply chain may not survive deeper commercial ties with China, forcing it to decide which network it will join and on what terms.
