Daegu subway fire
| Daegu subway fire | |
|---|---|
Firemen inspect the wreckage of a train car post-fire | |
| Location | Jungangno station, Daegu, South Korea |
| Date | February 18, 2003 9:53 a.m. (KST) |
| Target | Daegu Metropolitan Subway |
Attack type | Arson, mass murder, attempted suicide attack |
| Weapons | Two milk cartons filled with a flammable liquid |
| Deaths | 192 |
| Injured | 151+ (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Kim Dae-han |
| Verdict | Life imprisonment |
| Convictions | Homicide (192 counts) Arson |
On February 18, 2003, an arsonist set fire to a Daegu Metro subway train as it arrived at Jungangno station in central Daegu, South Korea. The resulting blaze, which spread when a second train stopped at the same station, killed 192 people and injured another 151. It remains the deadliest loss of life in a single deliberate incident in South Korean peacetime history, surpassing the 1982 shooting rampage committed by Woo Bum-kon.