<Anchor>
I will connect the site to see if the flames were caught, and if there are any injured people at night.
Reporter Jung Joon-ho is at the scene of a forest fire in Andong, Gyeongbuk.
I can see the flames behind reporter Jung.
Did you catch some flames during the night?
<Reporter>
I am at the forest fire site in Andong, Gyeongbuk.
During the night, the flames did not expand further.
Last night (21st) night, the fire department and forestry agency estimated the extinguishing rate to be around 30%, but the wind has faded from the evening and the extinguishing rate is believed to have increased due to steady fire fighting.
Authorities have estimated that about 200 hectares of forest have been lost to date, and focused on not causing any casualties during nighttime situations.
Fire trucks were deployed near the village to prevent the spread of fire and at the same time focused on removing residual fire.
The fire department plans to catch my fire in the morning by putting 23 helicopters in at around 7:00 a little later.
<Anchor>
Reporter Jung, you must have been worried about the residents during the night?
<Reporter>
Yes, the residents were surprised by the news of the sudden fire.
Some residents stayed up all night while evacuating to the town hall.
Let's listen to the stories of the villagers.
[Park Wang-gi/Sawol-ri, Im Dong-myeon, Andong: It was about 5 o'clock at that time, and the fire came up behind the fire truck.
Like some kind of bomb exploding.
It burst.
I am worried and will die.
now…
You have to go home with your eyes open.] About
350 residents of Jungpyeong-ri village
escaped from the
flames, distant relatives and acquaintances, and village halls.
About 100 residents of nearby Sawol-ri village also evacuated to a nearby campsite last night as the fire spread.
Route 34, which had been controlled, is now accessible, but access to Jungpyeong-ri and Sawol-ri villages, where there is a risk of fire, are still restricted.