Residents in southern county of Hadong advised to evacuate as wildfire spreads

▲ This photo, provided by the Korea Forest Service, shows smoke plumes coming from a mountain in the southern county of Hadong on April 7, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Residents in southern county of Hadong advised to evacuate as wildfire spreads

HADONG, South Korea, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Residents in the southern county of Hadong were advised to evacuate to safe locations on Monday, as firefighters battled to contain a wildfire in the region, according to authorities.

The fire erupted at a mountain in Hadong, some 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 12:05 p.m., according to the Korea Forest Service.

Hadong is one of the regions devastated by the nation's worst wildfires that were contained late last month.

The Korea Forest Service mobilized 15 firefighting helicopters and 105 personnel to put out the latest wildfire.

A man in his 70s was taken to a hospital with burns on both hands after attempting to put out the fire himself, according to the forest service.

Authorities suspect the man started the fire while working with a turf cutter, and plan to look into the exact cause of the blaze after it is extinguished.

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