Briefs | Arsonist executed over ktv fire

An arsonist who set a fire in a KTV bar in Guangdong Province that killed 18 people was executed on Tuesday. The death sentence of Liu Chunlu has been reviewed and approved by the Supreme People’s Court, the country’s top court. At about midnight on April 24, 2018, due to personal dissatisfaction, Liu removed the oil pipe of his motorcycle parked on the first floor of a KTV bar in the city of Yingde, allowing oil to flow onto the ground, and ignited the oil with a lighter. The fire engulfed the lounge, leaving 18 people inside dead, one seriously wounded and two others slightly injured. Liu’s close relatives met him before the execution.

Six dead in building fire

Six were killed in a building fire in Guzhen Township, the city of Zhongshan, south China’s Guangdong Province, the local government said. At 2:03 a.m. last Sunday, the local fire department received a report that a fire broke out in a residential building on Jinnan road in the township. The fire was put out at around 3 a.m. So far, six were killed. Further investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

130 detained over telecom fraud

Police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen said they had detained 130 telecom and online fraud suspects in a case involving the infringement of citizens’ personal information. In November, police found that bank and mobile cards, as well as citizens’ personal information, had been sold by individuals online. According to the police, selling bank cards can enable the scammers to get into the accounts of the victims and use their money, and through phone calls, the suspects can steal money and personal information from the victims.