[전국]Andong wildfire extinguishing rate 70%…Yecheon wildfire main fire extinguished completed

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The forest fires that started in Andong and Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do have been continuing for two days under strong wind.

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

As the day dawned, the forest authorities deployed 23 helicopters to extinguish the fire.

We will connect reporters to the field to find out the evolutionary situation. Reporter Yunjae Lee!

Please tell me the situation there.

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The place where I am standing is the entrance of Jungpyeong-ri village in Imdong-myeon, where residents evacuated due to a forest fire that started yesterday afternoon.

If you look around, you can see that a forest fire hit the village.

If you look at this side, you can see that the railing right next to the sidewalk has been charred.

You can also see the trees burned down right below.

Let’s look at the other side.

There is an Imdong Police Box.

You can see that even the sloped hill just in front of the police box was burned black.

The village started with this police box, literally, the flames hit the village’s nose.

The evolutionary work continues today.

As of 10 am, the fire extinguishing rate around Andong is around 70%.

23 helicopters have been put in, constantly pumping water, and about 1,000,300 people have been put on the ground to extinguish fire.

As the forest authorities expect the wind to rise again from noon, they are focusing on evolution based on this morning as the golden time.

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 250㏊ of forest has been lost so far.

Last night, it was counted that 50 residents were evacuated to village halls, etc. from the fire, but the number has increased to around 100.

The fire started in Gamcheon-myeon, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, a nearby area, and the main Buddha was extinguished as of 11 am.

It started at around 4:10 pm yesterday, and more than 200 residents were evacuated, but now all the residents have returned home.

YTN Lee Yoon-jae at the forest fire site in Andong, Gyeongbuk[[email protected]]is.

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