Since the fire was started at the building’s entrance, panic ensued as patrons looked for another way out. Bodies were found at the emergency exit and on a stage when the firefighters entered the building. Victims were immediately transported to different hospitals in the area, and some residents of the neighborhood assisted firefighters in treating and transporting the injured. A 47-year-old person surnamed Jang is among the three who died in the fire, and five of the injured are said to be in critical condition. Around 280 square meters (3,014 square feet) of the building’s interior was burned, incurring around 35 million won in property damage. Police tracked Lee down in just over three hours and arrested him at the residence of one of his coworkers in Gunsan at around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. Lee suffered burns on his abdomen from setting the fire and was treated after his arrest. The police said they will request a warrant to detain him on charges of arson. The club catered to middle-aged customers and featured live performances of music from the 1970s and ’80s. This was the third major building fire in Korea within a year, after a fire at a sports center in Jecheon, North Chungcheong, in December and a hospital in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, in January. The first left 29 dead and the second 46.