Police say the thoughtless attempt to kill a cockroach sparked a fire that consumed an entire apartment block.

South Korean police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to ...

A South Korean woman faces criminal charges after her attempt to kill a cockroach with a homemade flamethrower ignited a ...

The Monday morning fire killed a new mother and injured eight others, according to information cited by local police in Osan, ...

The woman used a makeshift flamethrower with a flammable spray and lighter to try and kill the insect. File image (Picture: ...

Reports said the 20-year-old woman used a lighter and "spray pain relief patches" to try and kill the bug around 5:35 a.m.

A mother died after a neighbour set fire to their apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach using an aerosol can.

In South Korea, a woman in her twenties caused a fire in her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with a ...

South Korean authorities will seek an arrest warrant against a woman whose makeshift flamethrower cockroach-killing method sparked a deadly apartment fire Monday in Osan city. The woman in her 20s ...

Police in South Korea will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who used an "improvised flamethrower" to kill cockroaches she found in her apartment, ...

A 20-year-old woman in Osan, South Korea turned a simple pest control attempt into a deadly tragedy when her makeshift flamethrower killed a cockroach and her neighbor.

A new mom has died after a South Korean woman set her apartment building on fire while trying to kill a cockroach with an ...