Wildfires break out in two separate areas in North Gyeongsang

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Wildfires break out in two separate areas in North Gyeongsang

Published: 10 Jan. 2026, 17:03 Updated: 10 Jan. 2026, 17:53

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Smoke billows from the mountains near Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang, on Jan. 10. [YONHAP]

Two separate wildfires broke out on Saturday, in the mountains of Uiseong County and on a wooded hill in Cheongdo County, authorities said.

According to local officials in Uiseong County, the first fire began at around 3:14 p.m. The cause has not yet been determined.

Residents of the Oro-ri, Palseong-ri and Bibong-ri areas were ordered to evacuate to the Uiseong Gymnasium as a precaution.

As of Saturday afternoon, authorities had deployed 41 personnel, along with 13 helicopters and 22 firefighting vehicles, to contain the blaze.

The second fire broke out at around 4:39 p.m. on a forested hill in Cheongdo County, also in North Gyeongsang.

Emergency officials said they will investigate the cause of the fire after it is fully extinguished.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY SHIN HYE-YEON, HAN YE-SEUL [[email protected]]