20180115 Wildfire burns mountain near Olympic host city
Korea Jan 15 2018 “Forest”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Wildfire burns mountain near Olympic host city
Updated: 2018-01-15 15:33
A wildfire burned part of a mountain just kilometers away from the host city of the PyeongChang Olympics, said fire authorities on Monday.
The fire started in a house on a mountain in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province, at 7 p.m. Sunday. It burned 1.2 hectares over nine hours before it was extinguished early Monday morning, according to Gangwon Fire Headquarters.
Nearly 900 firefighters and three helicopters battled the blaze throughout the night.
One house was burned down. There were no reports of other damage or casualties. An investigation is under way to find the cause of the fire.
Web Source: Korea Times
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2018/01/113_242471.html