Firefighters rescued from temple bathhouse as wildfire engulfs 1,000-year-old temple
Firefighters had been stationed at Goun Temple from the afternoon of March 24 as the wildfire threatened the area. Eleven ...
South Korea police say rite at family grave led to deadly wildfire
South Korean police said on Sunday they booked a man suspected of starting what grew into the country's largest wildfire, ...
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Major wildfire in Uiseong 95% contained, authorities say
The containment rate of a major wildfire in the southeastern county of Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang, that has spread for ...
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South Korea's Largest Wildfire Sparks Urgent Reform Calls
A devastating wildfire in South Korea, started by a man performing an ancestral rite, has killed at least 26 and destroyed ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
Man tending grave probed for starting South Korea fires
A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that killed 30 people. The ...
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Gyeongbuk wildfire reignites as helicopters battle flames in Andong, Uiseong
Gyeongbuk wildfire reignites as helicopters battle flames in Andong, Uiseong Flames flare up again in Gyeongbuk as aerial ...
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting ...
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South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record
The fire that began in Uiseong county is now the biggest single forest fire in South Korea’s history, surpassing the 24,000-hectare blaze of March 2000. At least 27 people were confirmed dead ...
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Korea Forest Service says Uiseong fire fully contained in Yeongdeok County
The main blaze of the Uiseong fire in Yeongdeok County has been completely contained, the Korea Forest Service said on Friday ...
South Korea hopes to use break in weather to contain deadly wildfires
Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted ...
South Korea pins hopes on weather break to tame deadly wildfires
Light rain offers 'a little help' for firefighters as they battle South Korea's wildfires, officials say:: Korea Forest ...