Wildfire in Yasan, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong City... Extinguished After 4 Hours

15 Helicopters Deployed

A wildfire broke out around 1:30 PM on the 22nd at San 46-1, Eodam-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk. (Photo by Southern Regional Forest Service)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] At around 1:14 PM on the 22nd, a fire broke out on a mountain in Eodam-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk, and was extinguished after about four hours.

Upon the outbreak of the fire, the forestry authorities deployed 15 firefighting helicopters, including two extra-large helicopters, about 250 firefighting personnel, and around 20 pieces of equipment, and extinguished the fire at approximately 5:22 PM.

There were no casualties from this fire. It is estimated that about 2.8 hectares of forest were burned, but the exact scale of the damage will be known only after daylight, according to the forestry authorities.

Goraksam, head of the Forest Fire Prevention Division at the Korea Forest Service, said, "Due to the dry weather and wind, it took time to extinguish the fire," and added, "The cause of the fire is under investigation."

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