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| ▲ Wildfires spread in the southern county of Hadong on April 7, 2025, in this photo provided by Hadong County. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
(LEAD) wildfire-Hadong
(LEAD) Main flames contained in Hadong wildfire on 2nd day
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HADONG, South Korea, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The main flames of a wildfire in the southern county of Hadong were contained Tuesday, a day after the blaze reignited in a region battered by the nation's worst wildfires in history last month.
The main fires were extinguished at around noon, nearly 24 hours after the fire broke out at 12:05 p.m. Monday, according to the Korea Forest Service.
The forest service issued a fire response Level 2 and deployed 36 helicopters and other personnel to battle the fire but failed to get the major flames under control before sunset.
Authorities later mobilized 72 pieces of equipment and 667 personnel to carry on the firefighting operation overnight before putting 31 helicopters into operation after sunrise.
The fire forced 506 residents to flee to a nearby school for safety, officials said.
Authorities suspect a man in his 70s started the fire while working with a turf cutter. They plan to look into the exact cause after the blaze is fully extinguished.
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