A wildfire broke out on the morning of the 1st at 11:22 AM in the area of 334-7, Daehari, Samjang-myeon, inside Jirisan National Park, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam.


The fire occurred within the boundaries of Jirisan National Park.

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The Korea Forest Service urgently deployed six firefighting helicopters, 19 firefighting equipment units, and over 100 firefighters, successfully extinguishing the main fire within about 50 minutes.



The Wildfire Prevention Headquarters and Sancheong-gun are investigating the cause of the wildfire and the exact extent of the damage.


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