JAKARTA - Hundreds of firefighters were deployed on Monday to prevent forest fires from spreading to settlements in South Korea (South Korea) that have been burning for three days.
As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, February 23, the fire occurred on Saturday in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province, and has burned an area of about 190 hectares of land. The fire control rate was only 32 percent on Monday morning, according to the Yonhap News Agency, citing the Korean Forestry Service.
The department deployed more than 600 personnel to the location overnight to prevent the fire from spreading to settlements. However, the sloping terrain and strong winds hampered the extinguishing efforts.
A total of 51 helicopters were also deployed to help put out the fire.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok visited the district on Monday and reviewed the firefighting efforts carried out by local authorities as well as providing support to personnel in the field.
The Forestry Service issued a Level 2 forest fire response on Sunday. The status was imposed when the damage was estimated to exceed 100 hectares, the average wind speed exceeded 11 meters per second, or the blackout was estimated to take more than 48 hours.
The National Fire Service also issued a national fire service mobilization order on the same day.
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