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night in Goseong, the northernmost part of Gangwon-do, another wildfire broke out again last night (1st), and I was very worried. Fortunately, after 12 hours, the fire was caught without human injury. It was achieved by 5,000 people, including firefighters from all over the country, civil servants, soldiers, and medical firefighters.

Reporter Jae-Geun Cho, who watched the situation for the first time in urgency at the scene, put it together.

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is a fierce momentum that seems to devour the village of fire pillars.

As the flames approached the village, smoky smoke and fire burned all over the place.

Fire trucks are deployed all the way to the front of the house, and in addition to residents, they try to extinguish the fire.

At about 8:10 last night, the flames that started in a house in Dowon-ri, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, took a strong wind and moved to the mountain in an instant.

Due to the strong winds exceeding 15 meters per second, the fireworks exceeded the ridge and quickly spread to neighboring villages.


The first response to fire at 8:30 was issued, and an order was sent to all employees of the Goseong Fire Department. Depart for Goseong.

At 12:43, 12 minutes later, Dongwon-ryeong No. 2 was issued, and 252 fire trucks headed to Goseong.

More than 2,200 residents and military soldiers were also evacuated to nearby schools and gymnasiums.

Forest officials have focused on preventing wildfires from coming down to the village overnight.

It was 5:30 in the morning, and when the day was bright, 39 helicopters and 5,100 people were put in, and it succeeded in extinguishing the main fire at 8:00 AM in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Six fires and 85 hectares of forest were burned, including the house and the post of a barn in the house where the fire started for the first time.

If the evacuation was late, it could have been saved if the fire spread through the strong wind and the private house below was close to reach.

The nightmare almost recurred in April, following a large forest fire in April of last year, but the nightmare almost reappeared, but fortunately, it evolved in 12 hours without human injury or property damage.

(Video coverage: Heo Chun, Jung Sang-Bo, Won Jong-Chan G1, CG: Lee Kyung-Moon, Helicopter Control: Min Byeong-Ho)