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Andong Yecheonseo forest fire spreads with the wind … Evacuation order▶ Click here to enlarge the view
The forest fires in Andong and Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, have burned 357 soccer fields.
According to the Gyeongbuk-do Fire Safety Headquarters and Andong City and Yecheon-gun on the 22nd, some 255 hectares of forest were burned by a forest fire in Andong and Yecheon the previous afternoon. Andong 200㏊ (2 million㎡), Yecheon 50㏊ (500,000㎡), Yeongju 5ha (50,000㎡).
Typically, when the area of a soccer field is calculated as 7.140㎡, the area is approximately 357 soccer fields.
The two cities and counties resumed their evolution starting at 5:50 a.m. and 7 a.m. that day, respectively.
In Andong, 1,351 people were summoned, including 619 public officials, 179 specialized firefighting teams, 42 special firefighting teams, 270 firefighters, 79 volunteer fire brigades and 162 soldiers. 23 helicopters belonging to the Forest Service, firefighting units and military, 23 forest firefighting vehicles and 49 fire trucks were also deployed.
1,262 people from Yecheon and Yeongju were mobilized, including 739 civil servants, 182 specialized fire fighting teams, 100 firefighters, 110 volunteer fire brigades, 46 special fire fighting teams and 85 soldiers. Support was also provided to 16 helicopters, 34 fire trucks and 32 fire trucks.
In Andong, a forest fire that occurred since 3:20 pm the previous day in Yasan, Mangcheon-ri, Imdong-myeon, spread to the surrounding area and the second stage of response was issued and an evacuation order was dropped for residents.
On the same day, at 4:12 p.m., a fire also broke out in Yasan, Jeonjeon-ri, Gamcheon-myeon, Yecheon-gun, and the first stage of response was issued.
The fire spread through the wind and spread to Galsan-ri, Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju-si. The fire department has not only evacuated Yecheon, but also residents of Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju-si, adjacent to the forest fire.
At 9 a.m., the rate of evolution is 30% in Andong and 80% in Yecheon and Yeongju.
A Yecheon-gun official said: “The fire was caught by the fire fighting work in the morning” and said: “Simultaneously we are putting out residual fires and monitoring in case the embers left in the wind rise again. “.
Forest and fire authorities have determined that there have been no human injuries to date, but most of the neighboring residents stayed up all night.
114 residents of Jungpyeong-ri and Sawol-ri in Andong are evacuating Gocheon-ri Village Hall and Imhaho Glamping Site.
About 200 residents who had been evacuated from Yecheon and Yeongju were brought home early this morning.
It was confirmed that there was no damage to cultural property. An official from Gyeongbuk province said that a cultural property in Andong, Yeongju and Yecheon is close to the site of the forest fire, but has been undamaged to date and exceeded a dangerous height.
On this day, a southwest wind of 0.5㎧ was blowing in Andong, and a west wind of 3.7㎧ was blowing in Yecheon and Yeongju.
Gyeongbuk-do has been assuming command of the field since 8:50 pm the day before and is monitoring the situation.
The command center of the forest fire field was established at 446, Sugok-ri, Imdong-myeon, Andong-si and 125 Yuri, Gamcheon-myeon, Yecheon-gun.
Forest fire spreading to the camp▶ Click here to enlarge the view
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