Another Forest Fire on Busan Amisan Mountain... 400㎡ of Forest Burned

Busan Fire Department Extinguishes Fire Within 2 Hours on the Morning of the 7th... Arsonist Apprehended and Under Investigation

On the morning of the 7th, a wildfire broke out on Amisan Mountain in Saha-gu, Busan, and firefighters are conducting extinguishing operations. [Provided by Busan City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] At around 8:40 a.m. on the 7th, a forest fire suspected to be arson broke out on Amisan in Dadae-dong, Saha-gu, Busan, burning 400㎡ of forest and was extinguished by firefighters dispatched to the scene within two hours.

Busan City announced that a forest fire occurred on the second ridge of Amisan in Saha-gu on the morning of the 7th amid a continued summer dry weather advisory.

Busan fire and forestry authorities urgently deployed one firefighting helicopter from the National Fire Agency, 110 firefighting personnel, 26 firefighting vehicles, and 100 other pieces of equipment to the scene, extinguishing the fire at around 10:28 a.m.

The dispatched personnel have apprehended Mr. A, who is suspected of setting the fire, and are investigating. There were no casualties due to the forest fire, but it is estimated that 400㎡ of forest was burned. The personnel are continuing cleanup and monitoring operations to prevent rekindling.

Amisan also experienced a fire on April 24th on the seventh ridge, which burned 100㎡ of forest for unknown reasons.