"Burning Trash"... 12 Helicopters Deployed to Extinguish Wildfire in Sancheong Hillside
At around 12:35 PM on the 7th, a fire presumed to have been caused by garbage burning broke out in a mountain area in Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, and was extinguished after 2 hours and 29 minutes.
Forest authorities urgently deployed 12 wildfire suppression helicopters, 33 firefighting vehicles and equipment, and 327 firefighters, extinguishing the fire around 6:15 PM.
![Wildfire in Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam <br>[Photo by Korea Forest Service]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023030719235346397_1678184633.jpg)
Wildfire in Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam
[Photo by Korea Forest Service]
The Korea Forest Service is investigating the exact scale of damage and the cause of the fire, believing that a man in his 40s started the fire while burning garbage.
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A Korea Forest Service official said, “Due to continued dry weather and strong winds, wildfires are occurring frequently,” and urged people to refrain from illegal burning activities.
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