Fire Extinguished at Jinju Mushroom Farm... About 60 Tons of Shiitake Logs Lost After Over 4 Hours

Firefighters are extinguishing a fire at a mushroom cultivation facility.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

At around 6:57 a.m. on the 7th, a fire at a mushroom cultivation farm in Ibanseong-myeon, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, was completely extinguished after about four hours.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, four mushroom cultivation facilities within the farm were completely burned down, and five others were partially damaged by the fire.

Approximately 59,500 kg of shiitake logs inoculated with shiitake spawn inside the facilities were also destroyed, resulting in property damage estimated by the fire department at about 208.33 million KRW.

There were no people inside the cultivation facilities at the time, and the manager who was preparing for work about 10 meters away from the fire scene saw the fire and evacuated, so there were no casualties.

Fire authorities who responded to the scene following the manager’s report managed to control the large fire at around 8:51 a.m. and completed extinguishing it by 11:12 a.m. that day.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire based on witness statements, including one who said, “I heard a popping sound and went outside to see smoke and flames rising from two cultivation facilities.”

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