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More than 6 000 people have been evacuated their homes as firefighters battle a massive wildfire in South Korea s eastern coastal areas on Saturday

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea deployed thousands of firefighters and issued its highest fire hazard warning Saturday as a large wildfire torn through the country's eastern coastal region. Some 6,000 people were forced to flee their homes as the fire, which started early Friday on a mountain in t

Seoul, Mar 5 (EFE).- Nearly 700 people remained evacuated as of Saturday due to a massive wildfire that has broken out along South Korea’s eastern coast, with firefighters still trying to put out the blaze which has displaced over 6,000 people so far. The fire, which began on Friday morning at a road close to …

The fire began on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 14,800 acres to the nearby city of Samcheok.

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Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops are battling a large wildfire that tore through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station and a liquified natural gas plant. The fire, which began Friday morning on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) to the nearby city of Samcheok, destroyed at least 159 homes and other 46 buildings and prompted the evacuation of more than 6,200 people. There were ...

The fire began on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 14,800 acres to the nearby city of Samcheok.

The fire began on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 14,800 acres to the nearby city of Samcheok.

The fire began on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 14,800 acres to the nearby city of Samcheok.

The fire began on a mountain in the seaside town of Uljin and has spread across more than 14,800 acres to the nearby city of Samcheok.