About half of the forest fires erupted at Baekseok Mountain in Najeon-ri, Bupyeong-myeon, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do last night.

According to forestry authorities and firefighting authorities, such as the Eastern Forest Service, the rate of evolution has reached 50%, with national forests of more than 20,000m2 burning as of December 12.

Currently, there is a forest fire band of 150m near the summit of Mt.

Authorities are evolving with more than 160 personnel, including forest fire extinguishers, civil servants and firefighters, and seven helicopters.

At the site of the fire, wind is blowing at a speed of 2 to 3 meters per second and the humidity is said to be about 50 to 60%.

Forest authorities found that forest fires did not spread significantly due to the windy night and low air pressure.

As a result of checking through the ground video transmission device that can check on-site situation in real time, it is expected that the flame can be evolved in an early time because the flames are not spreading but only smoke.

The forest fire at Baekseok Mountain occurred at 7:18 pm the day before, and spreaded to the top, forming a band of about 200m. I had a hard time evolving.

Forest authorities put in more than 20 firefighting personnel at night to strike fires around the field and prevent the spread of fire.

At 9:00 am, the Gangwon Regional Meteorological Office canceled the strong wind warnings that were issued on the Gangwon Mountain Range, East Coast, Taebaek, and Jeongseon Flatlands.

(Photo: Provided by Dongbu Forest Service, Yonhap News)