Fire at Busan Ahopsan '3rd Time in a Week'... Extinguished After 6 Hours

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] A fire broke out again at Ahopsan in Busan, where a fire had occurred in the early morning of the previous day, burning about 6,000㎡ of forest land and was extinguished after about six hours. This is the third fire at Ahopsan following incidents on the 2nd and 4th.

At around 1:42 a.m. on the 5th, a fire broke out at Ahopsan in Hoedong-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan. Thirty fire trucks, about 100 119 firefighters, and about 10 wildfire suppression personnel were deployed, and by around 7:30 a.m., they controlled the large flames and were conducting mop-up operations.

Firefighters faced difficulties controlling the flames due to strong winds with instantaneous maximum speeds exceeding 14 m/s and the wildfire location being adjacent to a cliff. The Korea Forest Service and the Fire Headquarters deployed wildfire suppression helicopters at dawn.

About 6,600㎡ of forest land was burned in this wildfire. The police are investigating the exact cause of the fire, considering that the fire on this day was a re-ignition of the smoldering remnants from the previous day's Ahopsan wildfire area. Currently, a dry weather warning is in effect in Busan.

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