The arrest of the arson suspect in Changshu revealed that the suspect was hiding in the roof water tank

At about 4 am on June 6, a fire broke out in Building 74, Caojing District 2, Yushan Town, Changshu, Jiangsu Province, causing 22 deaths and 3 injuries. After investigation and evidence collection by the public security department, this is an arson case. After investigation by the public security department, the suspect Jiang Moumou has been arrested.

at 4: 29 a.m. on June 6, Changshu public security department received an alarm from the masses that there was a fire in Building 74, Area 2, Caojing New Village, Yushan Town. 119 Command Center immediately mobilized 14 fire engines, and 71 fire officers and soldiers rushed to the scene for disposal. At 5: 28, the fire was put out.

The incident occurred in a commercial house rented by a city resident, which was a staff dormitory rented by Jiangsu Siyage Catering Management Co., Ltd.. The fire building is a two-story brick-concrete structure with attic, with a building area of about 211 square meters and a fire area of about 211 square meters. After investigation and verification, there were 29 people living in the house at the time of the incident. After thorough cleaning of the scene, 22 people were confirmed dead. All three injured people were slightly injured and were not life-threatening.

According to the information provided by Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Bureau, after on-site investigation, there were traces of gasoline burning at the scene, and all the doors were locked.

The local police asked the tenant, Jiang Mouhuai (male, 39 years old, from Huai 'an, this province), and his employee Jiang Moumou (male, 41 years old, from Huai 'an, this province, and Jiang Mouhuai are uncles and brothers) was suspected of committing a major crime of arson.

according to the official report, the suspect was hiding in the water tank on the roof of Unit 2, Building 3, Area 5 of Caojing, and was caught by the task force at 15: 31 that afternoon.

May the deceased rest in peace and the police solve the case as soon as possible.