One woman in her 60s is dead and a man in his 60s suffered burns all over his body after a fire suspected of being set intentionally occurred at a sewing factory in Seoul’s Jung District on Tuesday morning. 

According to authorities, the fire occurred at around 9:35 a.m. at the factory located on the second floor of a five-story building. 

Three others suffered minor injuries while six were rescued and three evacuated on their own.

A firefighter was found to have suffered first degree burns to their face while fighting the blazes.  

Authorities issued a "Level One" response alert at 9:41 a.m. amid fears that the fire could spread rapidly. 

Major flames were put out at around 10:04 a.m. and the fire was fully extinguished by 11:02 a.m. 

Fire authorities and police believe the fire resulted from arson based on multiple testimonies that they saw the man spray paint thinner and are investigating the cause of the fire.