A fire broke out at a trash stockyard on Eocheong Island in Gunsan, North Jeolla.
According to fire authorities on the 9th, at about 5:03 p.m. a fire started at a trash stockyard on Eocheong Island in Gunsan, North Jeolla, and 115 personnel, including the local volunteer fire brigade, have deployed four pieces of equipment, including wildfire suppression vehicles, and have been battling the blaze for five hours.
Eocheong Island is inhabited. However, it is about 70 kilometers from Gunsan, causing setbacks in deploying firefighting equipment, reports said. No casualties have been identified so far.
Fire authorities said there are as much as 50 tons of trash at the stockyard, and strong winds are preventing containment.
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