<Anchor> This
is the news of the Gyeongnam Miryang wildfire that has been going on for four days.
Fortunately, the evolution rate has risen to 90% as the wind has weakened since the afternoon of yesterday (2nd).
The fire department expects to be able to catch all the main fires within today.
This is reporter Yoo Deok-gi.
<Reporter> This
is the scene of the forest fire in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do last evening.
Along the ridge, a burning fire can be seen, and the entire area is filled with fumes of smoke and ashes.
As the wildfire continues for the fourth day in Miryang, as of 9 o'clock last night, the damaged area is 737 hectares, which is close to the size of 1,000 soccer fields.
Fortunately, the evolution rate has risen to 90%.
This is because the firefighting work has accelerated as the winds have subsided since yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday, the fire department raised the national firefighting mobilization order to mobilize manpower, and the forestry authorities also deployed about 50 helicopters, the largest number ever.
At one point yesterday, the embers spread to 150m around the high-voltage transmission line, raising concerns about additional damage.
The forest fire department has sprayed a fire retardant around the power line and has concentrated its manpower.
After the sun went down, the helicopter fire-fighting was stopped, but about 1,400 people, centered on the special firefighting team, are focusing on preventing and eliminating the spread of the embers.
The forest fire department sees the night as a turning point in the fight against this wildfire.
If we suppress the spread of wildfires overnight, it is expected that all main fires will be extinguished by this morning at the earliest.
Meanwhile, as large forest fires continue throughout the country in June, the forest authorities have decided to take active measures to prevent damage from forest fires by setting the 19th as the 'special measures for forest fires'.
(Video provided by Korea Forest Service)