Seoul: 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.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the fire erupted at a mountain in Hadong, some 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 12:05 p.m., as reported by the Korea Forest Service. Hadong is one of the regions devastated by the nation's worst wildfires that were contained late last month.
To combat this latest wildfire, the Korea Forest Service mobilized 15 firefighting helicopters and 105 personnel. A man in his 70s was taken to a hospital with burns on both hands after attempting to put out the fire himself, as per 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.