A wildfire on a mountain in central Seoul was completely put out after 25 hours, authorities said.The fire started on Mount Inwang, a popular trekking spot in the central ward of Jongno, shortly before noon Sunday and spread rapidly due to strong wind...
A wildfire on a mountain in central Seoul was completely put out after 25 hours, authorities said.
The fire started on Mount Inwang, a popular trekking spot in the central ward of Jongno, shortly before noon Sunday and spread rapidly due to strong wind, temporarily forcing about 120 households to evacuate, according to the Seoul city government. No injuries or deaths have been reported.
Firefighters had difficulty extinguishing the smoldering fires despite all-night operations, South Korean News Agency (Yonhap) reported.
The city government said all the smoldering fires were completely extinguished as of 1:27 p.m.
It estimates the fire burned about 15 hectares of woodland, equivalent to 21 football fields.
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