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From now on, let's take a closer look at the current situation by connecting Uljin, Gyeongbuk and Donghae, Gangwon, one after another.

First, connect Uljin. 



Reporter Shin Yong-shik, as the sun rises, the charred building behind you seems to be more clearly visible. How is the situation now?



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Yes, I am standing in front of a junkyard in Onyang-ri, Uljin.



This is 2km away from Uljin-gun Office, and as you can see, the junkyard building has been burned to black.



The current forest fire has moved westward with northeasterly winds.



In particular, as the fire spread to Daeheung-ri and Sillim-ri, Uljin-gun had to evacuate residents to the Uljin National Sports Center.



The fire is spreading to the Geumgangsong community in Sogwang-ri.



In the pine forest, there are 80,000 cypress trees that are over 200 years old on an area of ​​2,200 hectares, and they are in danger of being burned.



The Korea Forest Service is building a defense line, but the fire has spread to the chin of the Geumgangsong colony.



Bulyeongsa, a temple during the Shilla period, is also in a state of tension at the risk of being engulfed in wildfire.



Bulyeongsa prepared treasures and tangible cultural assets such as Yeongsanhoesangdo, and covered the stone pagoda with tarpaulins to prepare for fire.



The fire, which had spread in the south direction of Uljin-eup, has now been stopped by building a defense line by the fire department.



In the area affected by the forest fire in Uljin alone, about 260 houses were burnt down, causing damage to private houses.



The forestry authorities entered the night-time firefighting system, and about 4,000 members took part in protecting private houses and major facilities.



About 660 Uljin residents spent the night evacuating to the Uljin National Sports Center and Village Hall.



The helicopter, which had stopped working at sunset, was put back into action at the same time as sunrise.



In addition, the fire department and forestry authorities plan to focus on patrolling the affected areas and removing residual fires.