northeast of capital Seoul, destroyed 300 homes, warehouses and other buildings, and left at least 1 person dead since it started late April 4, 2019. The main fire has been brought under control today, but other fires are still burning.
The fire was likely started by a transformer spark near the town of Goseong around 19:17 LT and helped by strong winds rapidly spread to nearby mountains.
Gangwon Fire Headquarters fire captain, Choi Jin-ho, said nearly 2 300 people in Goseong and almost 1 250 in Sokchjo have been evacuated, adding that 2 people lost their lives - a 60-year-old man and a woman in her 70s. It was later confirmed that the woman did not fie from the fire. At least 11 people have been injured.
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