Ministry of Justice: "Wildfire Situation Improving, Personnel Reduced from 3,500 to 500"
500 Inmates, Including Those at Gyeongbuk Northern 2 Prison, Transferred
The large wildfire that started in Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk, spread to Andong and Cheongsong, prompting the Ministry of Justice Correction Headquarters to transfer 500 inmates, including those at Gyeongbuk Northern 2 Prison, on the 26th.
Initially, the Ministry of Justice planned to disperse and transfer a total of 3,500 inmates from Gyeongbuk Northern Prisons 1 to 3, Gyeongbuk Vocational Training Prison in Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk, and Andong Prison located in Pungsan-eup, Andong City, to correctional institutions under the Daegu Regional Correctional Office.
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However, due to rapid firefighting efforts and changes in wind direction improving the wildfire situation at Andong Prison and others, the transfer plan was changed. According to the Ministry of Justice, there have been no human or material damages reported so far.
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