A forest fire broke out at the foot of Namhansanseong Fortress in Cheongnyangsan Mountain, Hakam-dong, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, on the 4th at 7:43 pm, and firefighting and forestry authorities are working to extinguish it.
The fire was spreading to the north of Namhansanseong Fortress, burning regarding 4,958 square meters (1,500 pyeong) by 8:30 pm on the same day.
After receiving a report that “there was a fire in the mountain behind the apartment,” the fire department reported the situation to the police, city hall, and related organizations such as the Korea Forest Service, and then put in 27 firefighting equipment and 81 people to focus on preventing the fire from spreading. are doing
The city of Hanam said, “A forest fire is spreading at Mt. 16, Hakam-dong, Hanam-si, around 19:43 today. Nearby residents, please move to a safe place away from the mountains.”
A nearby resident said in a phone call with Maekyung.com, “A wildfire is spreading behind Wirye Fore Jai, where I moved in in May of last year.”
A resident of Foret Jai said, “I came out surprised when I received the evacuation letter, but I smelled it, but fortunately, the situation is far from the forest fire and the apartment.”
An official from the Korea Forest Service said, “Currently, we are convening and urgently deploying firefighting personnel.”
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