<Anchor> Last



(18th) night, a fire broke out in a hill in Yangyang, Gangwon-do, and residents evacuated in the middle of the night.

There was a wildfire warning in this area, so I was worried overnight that it would spread to a large wildfire, but fortunately, a big flame was caught.



Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon reports.



<Reporter> In the



pitch-black darkness, burning flames soar along the ridge.



Hazy smoke covered the whole mountain.



Last night, around 10:15, a fire from a warehouse in Josan-ri, Yangyang-eup, Gangwon-do, spread to nearby hills.




A dry warning and a large-scale forest fire warning were issued all over the east coast, and strong winds overlapped with the fire.



The fire fighting authorities upgraded the fire response stage to stage 2 at around 11:20 last night, and 60 equipment and 1,28 personnel were put into the fire response.



Sudden forest fires also forced the residents of nearby villages to evacuate.



In response to the evacuation order of Yangyang-gun, more than 110 residents escaped to the village hall.



[Village residents: When I came out, it was smoky. When I come back in my clothes, the flames spread. I was surprised and called the groom... First, I was in front of me with some things I needed.]



Fortunately, the lights were turned off at around 4:15 am today.



[Hyun-Hwan Yoon/Firefighter: When I first came, I thought it was difficult because the wind was very strong, but the wind gradually faded, so it seems to have evolved to some extent.] No



human damage has been received, and the damage area of ​​the forest fire is 65,000 thousand. ㎡.



The fire department has lowered the response stage to stage 1 and is in the process of clearing up any remaining payments.