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Last night (11th), a forest fire that started at the 7th Ridge of Baekseok Mountain on Jeongseon, Gangwon-do spread to the top of the mountain in a strong wind. In dry weather, the wind is strong, making it difficult to evolve.

I'm Lee Han-seok.

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Fires are burning fiercely in the mountains.

The lower part of the tree, where the embers were transferred by the strong winds, rose red, and the forest floor, where the dry leaves were stacked, was engulfed in flames.

At 7:50 last night, a fire broke out in Baekseok Mountain, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do.

Amidst the strong winds and dry weather of 20 meters per second, the fire that started from the seventh ridge spreads rapidly to the summit until dawn.

Forest authorities estimate that forest fires are 200 km long.

However, firefighters are having a hard time extinguishing their helicopters due to late fires.

Currently, the Jeongseon-gun Office has set up arson ships around the forest with about 100 manpower and 10 firefighting vehicles.

As the day dawns, we plan to add forest helicopters, equipment, and manpower to fight fires.