The forest fire that broke out in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, was extinguished in about an hour.
According to the Forest Service and firefighting authorities, a forest fire occurred around 8:35 p.m. on the 28th near Euyupo-ri in Seomyeon, Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province.
The forest authorities are said to have completed extinguishing the fire around 9:35 p.m., about an hour after the fire broke out, by urgently deploying eight firefighting vehicles and 18 personnel.
The forest authorities and firefighting authorities are currently determining the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.
Meanwhile, the Forest Service raised the national crisis alert for forest fire disasters in the Gangwon area from the attention stage to the warning stage on the 23rd.