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Gangwon Jeongseon wildfire, extinguishing difficulties due to strong winds

At 3:50 pm on the 20th, 12 fires or helicopters are being put into operation at Yasan, Gujeol-ri, Yeoryang-myeon, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do. The picture shows the scene. yunhap news -While the dry and strong wind warnings were in effect in the Yeongdong area of ​​Gangwon-do and the mountain regions, a forest fire occurred in Jeongseon and extinguishing work is in progress.

According to the Gangwon-do fire department headquarters, a forest fire broke out at about 3:50 pm on the 20th at Yasan, Gujeol-ri, Yeoryang-myeon, Jeongseon-gun.

At the site, 146 people, including firefighting and forest fire extinguishing personnel, and 12 forest fire extinguishing helicopters were put in to extinguish forest fires.

However, with strong wind warnings in effect in the Jeongseon mountain area, strong winds are blowing at the forest fire, making it difficult to extinguish the fire. At present, the extinguishing rate is around 50%, and on-site firefighters are focusing on preventing the spread of wildfires at night.

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