SEOUL, March 23 — At least three firefighters and a public servant have been killed in a wildfire in South Korea, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in...
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The fire, which began in Sancheong county on Friday afternoon, prompted the deployment of 304 personnel, along with 20 helicopters, according to South Korea’s Interior Ministry.“Four people – three firefighters and one public servant – have been confirmed to be dead,” a fire agency official told AFP.
The Interior Ministry later declared a state of emergency in Ulsan and North and South Gyeongsang provinces, due to “the extensive damage caused by simultaneous wildfires across the country”. Choi Sang-mok, South Korea’s acting president, told relevant agencies to “mobilise all available equipment and personnel to quickly extinguish” the fire, his office said.
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