Daejeon·Chungnam Wildfire Enters Second Day... "Aiming to Complete Main Fire Suppression by Morning"

Wildfire suppression activities have continued for the second day in Daejeon and Chungnam. The forestry authorities are focusing on extinguishing the main fire by mobilizing large-scale manpower and equipment.

A wildfire that broke out on the 2nd in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam is spreading along with thick black smoke. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the forestry authorities on the 3rd, the wildfires occurred the previous day in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam (around 11 a.m.) and Sanjik-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon (around 12:22 p.m.).

The wildfire in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong is currently 69% contained as of 8 a.m. on the 3rd, with the affected area estimated at 935 hectares. The remaining fire line length is 6.2 km, with 13.8 km of the total 20.0 km already extinguished.

There were no casualties from the wildfire, but 236 villagers in the Seobu-myeon area evacuated to nearby schools and village halls. Damage includes the destruction of 30 houses, 30 warehouses, one Yanggok shrine, and one other building, totaling 62 structures.

The forestry authorities have deployed 17 helicopters to the wildfire site at sunrise to accelerate suppression efforts. Additionally, 2,983 firefighting personnel are scheduled to be sequentially deployed on site, with the goal of completing the main fire suppression by midday.

At the Daejeon wildfire site, 16 helicopters have also been deployed to assist in firefighting efforts. As of 9 a.m., the wildfire containment rate has increased to 70% (up from 62% at 5 a.m.). This is the result of about 1,820 firefighting personnel battling the fire overnight.

The affected area of the Daejeon wildfire is estimated at 398 hectares. The remaining fire line is 4.8 km (with 11.3 km extinguished out of a total 16.1 km). No casualties have been reported, but 873 people, including residents and patients from nearby nursing hospitals, have evacuated to places such as Giseong Comprehensive Welfare Center.

The forestry authorities plan to complete the main fire suppression of the Daejeon wildfire by midday as well. However, strong winds blowing at 5 to 12 meters per second at the site are reported to be causing difficulties in firefighting efforts.

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