A wildfire that broke out on the 7th in Ipcheon-ri, Munmu Daewang-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, has been spreading for a second day. The National Fire Agency, 15 hours and 30 minutes after the fire started, issued a nationwide mobilization order at 11:33 a.m. on the 8th and urgently dispatched 119 Special Response Teams from five cities and provinces—Daegu, Daejeon, Ulsan, Gangwon and South Chungcheong—to the scene.
The current temperature at the wildfire site is minus 2.2 degrees. With winds blowing strongly from the west-northwest at 9.5 meters per second, the forestry and fire authorities are struggling with containment.
The containment rate once reached 60%, but fell to 23% at 12 p.m. The wildfire impact zone across Ipcheon-ri covers 42 ha. The fire line is 3.54 km, of which only a 0.8 km section has been fully contained.
In the Ipcheon-ri area, the wildfire occurred at around 9:40 p.m. on the 7th. A total of 106 nearby residents evacuated to 10 locations including the village hall.
Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung issued an emergency directive, saying, "We will make every effort to ensure it does not escalate into a larger wildfire and can be contained early."