The forest fires in Uljin and Samcheok, which continued from the 4th to yesterday (13th), actually extinguished with rain, so the forest authorities started monitoring the rear fire.
Uljin-gun is sending about 150 civil servants and firefighters to areas affected by forest fires, such as Buk-myeon and Jukbyeon-myeon, today to assess the damage and monitor if the fire recurs.
About 30 Eup and Myeon forest fire guards are also monitoring the fire in their respective areas.
Korea Forest Service The Southern Regional Forest Service still has a monitoring system in place in case of unforeseen circumstances.
In Uljin, the forest fire has been virtually extinguished as it rained from yesterday to today.
Although there were no casualties in the fire, a total of 643 places including 319 houses, 139 livestock and livestock facilities, 154 factories and warehouses, and 31 religious facilities were burned.
A Uljin-gun official said, "We plan to focus our efforts on damage investigation and restoration, and support for stabilizing the lives of the victims."
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