Fire in Changnyeong Extinguished After About 5 Hours, 1 Person Burned, 8 Hectares of Mountain Burned

A wildfire suppression helicopter is extinguishing a wildfire that occurred in Namji-eup, Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

A fire that broke out around 5:01 PM on the 27th in a nearby mountain in Namji-eup, Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam, was extinguished around 10:40 PM, 5 hours and 40 minutes later.

According to the Korea Forest Service and Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a local resident reported the fire and smoke rising to 119.

At the scene, 184 personnel including 10 wildfire suppression helicopters, firefighting vehicles, water tanks, and 22 wildfire suppression equipment units were deployed.

One local resident in their 70s suffered facial burns from the fire and was transported to a hospital. The fire is estimated by firefighting authorities to have burned 8 hectares of forest, causing property damage worth approximately 13.81 million KRW.

The police, fire, and forestry authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire, which is believed to have spread from burning trash.

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