Hongseong·Daejeon Wildfire Uncontained Until Night... Shift to Nighttime Operations

On the 2nd, wildfires broke out in various parts of Daejeon and Chungnam, and firefighting efforts continued late into the evening. The wildfire alert is at the second-highest warning level, and as of 1 PM that day, Hongseong and Geumsan in Chungnam, as well as Daejeon, are at the critical stage.

The Korea Forest Service Central Wildfire Countermeasures Headquarters announced that the wildfires in Hongseong, Dangjin, Boryeong, Geumsan in Chungnam, and the nationwide Gochang area will switch to nighttime wildfire operations. Until sunset, helicopters and many personnel were deployed to extinguish the fires, but the flames were not fully contained. Currently, the wildfire containment rates are about 21% in Hongseong and 37% in Boryeong.

A wildfire that broke out around 11 a.m. on the 2nd in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam Province, continued to spread to residential areas past 8 p.m.

The headquarters stated, "Although wildfire suppression helicopters withdrew at sunset, during the night, elite aerial firefighting teams and special wildfire disaster suppression personnel are being intensively deployed to combat the nighttime wildfires. We are continuously monitoring the wildfire situation using drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras to analyze wildfire spread and progression, ensuring safety and dedicating all efforts to efficient firefighting."

The Korea Forest Service raised the wildfire alert to level 3 for the wildfire in Sanjik-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon as of 8:30 PM. This alert is issued when the expected firefighting time is estimated to be between 24 and 48 hours. Here too, after sunset, helicopters have withdrawn, and special suppression teams are being mobilized to extinguish the fire.

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