Wildfire Breaks Out on a Hill in Buhang-myeon, Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk... "5 Helicopters Deployed"

"It's Not Showing Signs of Spreading"

At 11:04 a.m. on the 12th, a wildfire broke out on a mountain in Hadae-ri, Buhang-myeon, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk Province.

On the 28th of last month, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was moving over Sanggong, Sicheon-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam to fight a forest fire. Photo by Yonhap News

Forestry authorities have deployed 5 helicopters, 75 personnel, and 21 pieces of equipment to extinguish the fire.

It has been reported that the fire is not spreading rapidly as strong winds are not blowing in the area where the wildfire occurred.