'Main fire of Gimhae wildfire in Gyeongnam extinguished after 66 hours'

The main fire of the wildfire in Gimhae, Gyeongnam has been extinguished.

On the 25th, the Central Accident Response Headquarters of the Korea Forest Service announced that the main fire was extinguished as of 9 a.m. that day. It took 66 hours since the wildfire first broke out.

The Korea Forest Service's aerial firefighting team is conducting nighttime wildfire suppression activities. Photo by Korea Forest Service

Currently, 231 firefighting personnel remain on site to monitor for flare-ups and prevent re-ignition.

The Gimhae wildfire occurred around 2:03 p.m. on the 22nd in the Angok-ri area of Hallim-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. The cause is presumed to be garbage burning. The forest area damaged by the wildfire is estimated to be 97 hectares.

Previously, the Korea Forest Service deployed 14 firefighting helicopters, 686 ground firefighting personnel, and 45 firefighting vehicles and equipment to the site to extinguish the fire.

The damaged forest area is scheduled for emergency restoration before the rainy season begins in June.

The Central Accident Response Headquarters of the Korea Forest Service said, “We earnestly ask all citizens to cooperate in preventing wildfires.”

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