The main blaze of the wildfire that broke out in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang, was contained after about 44 hours.
The Central Disaster Management Headquarters of the Korea Forest Service said that as of 5 p.m. on the 23rd, it had extinguished the main fire of the wildfire that occurred around San 23-2, Changwon-ri, Macheon-myeon, Hamyang County.
The wildfire began at about 9:14 p.m. on the 21st. Strong winds and dry weather combined to spread it quickly.
Forest and fire authorities raised the response level and continued suppression efforts. On the day, 115 helicopters and 250 pieces of equipment were deployed to the scene.
While extinguishing remaining embers, forest and fire authorities plan to determine the exact cause of the wildfire and the extent of the damage.