Forest Fire on Geumjeongsan Mountain in Yangsan, Residents Temporarily Evacuated... Spread Has Subsided

The photo is unrelated to the article. Wildfire suppression helicopter (Photo by Korea Forest Service)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] At around 11:47 a.m. on the 9th, a fire broke out at a point 300m along the ridge of Geumjeongsan Mountain in Yangsan, Gyeongnam.

The fire department issued a 'Response Level 1' alarm, which mobilizes all personnel from the local fire station, and about 300 people including Yangsan city officials and Yangsan Fire Station staff were deployed for firefighting operations.

The Korea Forest Service and fire helicopters from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongbuk Fire Agencies, totaling seven helicopters, participated in the firefighting efforts.

The fire spread while burning approximately 1 hectare of forest land, but as of 5 p.m., the large fire has been contained and the spread has slowed. The city is focusing on extinguishing the remaining flames with the goal of complete suppression before sunset.

There are apartments near the fire site, so Yangsan city issued evacuation broadcasts and sent emergency disaster messages. Fortunately, since the fire was unlikely to spread toward the apartments, residents did not evacuate.

Based on residents' reports that "the fire seems to have started at a transmission tower," the city and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the fire after extinguishing the wildfire.

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