The postman set himself on fire in front of Anyang Post Office on July 6. / Yonhap



By Ko Dong-hwan

A postman has died after setting himself on fire in front of his workplace.

The man, 47, doused himself with gasoline from a 500-milliliter plastic bottle and set it alight in front of Anyang Post Office in Dongan-gu, Anyang in Gyeonggi Province, at about 11 a.m. on July 6.

He was rushed to hospital with third degree burns, but died two days later.

The man, who had been a regular employee for 21 years, had told fellow workers he was upset about his delivery zones being changed.

The postmen's union says it will ask Korea Post to investigate the death.