A wildfire in Gangwon-do, South Korea was extinguished after 18 hours of burning, causing no casualties

  According to a report by the Korean Forest Service on February 21, local time, the mountain fire in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do in northeastern South Korea was extinguished after it burned for 18 hours.

  The Forestry Department, together with the fire department, local governments and the military, invested 14 helicopters including 3 super large helicopters, 5 large helicopters, 33 fire trucks and more than 400 manpower to participate in the fire fighting work. Local time The fire was under control on the morning of the 21st.

  According to preliminary estimates, the wildfire burned about 12 hectares of forest, but fortunately no casualties were caused.

  The Forestry Agency plans to investigate the cause of the mountain fires together with the Gangwon-do government and the fire department. The Forestry Agency initially believes that the fire occurred from farmland near the residence.

(Headquarters reporter Zhang Yun)