A man has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire in
an underwear factory killed seven workers on Jan. 21 in south
China's Guangdong Province, local police said
Wednesday.
The suspect, surnamed Xie, was taken into custody on Monday and
has confessed to setting the fire to "achieve personal ends,"
police said. No further details were provided.
The fire in the underwear factory in Shenzhen City's Baoshan
District killed seven women and injured two others on the morning
of Jan. 21.
Eleven people were working in the factory when the fire broke
out. Four were rescued.
Police are keeping the boss of the privately-owned factory,
which had 16 staff members, under surveillance.
The case is being further investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2007)