Uljin forest fire 2022

On 3 March 2022 a major forest fire started in Uljin, South Korea, which threatened threatened a liquified natural gas plant[2] and the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant.[2][3] It burned over 20,923 hectares of land,[4] and by the end of its first day 3995 people been evacuated.[5] It was finally extinguished on 15 April 2022,[4] and required Korean Army and US. Army support.[1] Extinguishing the blaze required 84 helicopters, 3970 Korean firefighting service personnel, 1600 servicemen from the South Korean military, and personnel and helicopters from the US Army.[4]

Uljin forest fire 2022
Fires in Uljin 2022 (NASA image, 7 March 2022)[1]
Statistics
Date(s)
3 March 2022 (2022-03-03)–15 April 2022 (15 April 2022)
Evacuated3995

References
  1. Lauren Dauphin (2022). "Wildfires char South Korea". NASA Earth Observatory.
  2. Entcheva, Ruja (14 September 2022). "South Korean Wildfires". Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. 김나영 (4 March 2022). "(LEAD) Firefighters battling wildfire in eastern coastal county of Uljin". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. Cuenca, Oliver. "South Korean and US aerial firefighting units extinguish Uljin wildfire". AirMed&Rescue. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. Wildfire in Uljin County prompts evacuation of 3,995 local residents, retrieved 9 January 2023


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