[전국]Andong fires spread overnight, evacuated 100 residents…

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Forest fires that started in Andong and Yecheon, Gyeongbuk, have been continuing for two days under strong wind.

As the fire threatened private houses, more than a hundred residents were evacuated overnight.

The forest authorities are planning to put in 23 helicopters as soon as the day dawns to start firefighting.

We will connect reporters to the field to see the evolutionary situation Reporter Heo Seong-jun!

Didn’t the fire spread more overnight?

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Fortunately, it did not spread as much as the wind faded overnight.

A professional firefighting team at night is building a fire line and preventing wildfires from spreading to the village.

But the nasty smell and thick smoke cover the town.

Last night, it was counted that 50 residents were evacuated to village halls and other places to escape the fire, but the number has increased to around 100.

Some roads such as National Route 34 are also controlled.

The current evolution rate is around 30%.

Forest officials see this morning as a golden time as the wind is expected to rise again from noon.

A little later, around 7:30 am, 23 helicopters including 11 Forest Service helicopters and 6 military helicopters will be put in at the same time to catch the fire.

It is also planning to mobilize about 1,300 people to extinguish forest fires.

This wildfire started at about 3:20 pm yesterday at a hillside in Imdong-myeon, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk.

When the spread was not serious, the forest authorities issued a second phase of response.

All fire fighting personnel and equipment were mobilized in Daegu and Gyeongnam, Busan and Ulsan, and Daejeon.

However, the topography of the place where the fire was burned was rough and the wind blew hard.

It is estimated that 200㏊ of forest has been lost so far.

Forest fires once threatened private houses and even the Gyeongbuk fire school, but fortunately they did not lead to significant damage.

Fire extinguishing work is also in full swing in Gamcheon-myeon, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk.

It started at around 4:10 pm yesterday, and more than 200 residents evacuated, but now it has caught a big fire, and all residents have returned home.

So far, YTN Heo Seong-jun at the forest fire site in Andong-si, Gyeongbuk[[email protected]]is.

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