events
February 18, 2003
192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train in Daegu, South Korea.
Daegu subway fire
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.
February 18
February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 316 days remain until the end of the year.