Fire on Mount Jiri extinguished after 21 hours; 1 firefighter dead

• Published date: 12 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

The main wildfire at Mount Jiri National Park in southern Korea was put out Sunday 21 hours after it began, having burned more than 900,000 hectares of woodland, authorities said.

A firefighter was killed in responding to the blaze that began in the mountainous town of Hadong, 286 kilometers south of Seoul, at 1:19 p.m. Saturday, according to the Korea Forest Service (KFS). It had spread to nearby areas before the main fire was put out around noon Sunday.

The firefighter was taken to a...