With the strong wind, the fire quickly spread from Gyeongsangbuk-do in the southeast to gangwon, and the local LNG storage facilities were greatly threatened. Then it moved southward with the wind, threatening Weizhen County, Hebei Province, where Han Wei Nuclear Power Station is located. Forest fires have occurred in many places in eastern South Korea. Due to the dry weather and strong wind, the fire has not been controlled and continues to spread to the surrounding areas. Previously, the worst mountain fire occurred in southeastern Korea in the past decade, and the victims were still moving. This fire is equivalent to burning down nearly 20,000 football fields. This mountain fire once approached the nuclear power plant, causing widespread public concern.

A fire broke out in a hill in Douchuan, north of Weizhen County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Due to excessive fire, strong wind, dry weather and other unfavorable factors, the fire continued to spread. The fire department issued a "serious" fire warning nationwide, which is the first time to issue the highest fire warning nationwide. Statistics show that at present, the affected area in Weizhen County has reached 1 16 1 hectare, while in Jiangling City and Sanchi City, it is 1656 hectares and 656 hectares respectively. In Donghai City and Ningyue County, there are 169 hectares of forests burned.

Gyeongsangbuk-do Weizhen County 1. 16 10000 hectares, Gangneung City 1656 hectares, Sanchi City 656 hectares, Donghai City and Ningyue County 169 hectares were burned. The forest fire department * * * invested 89 helicopters, 834 fire engines and 1.6042 million manpower to carry out fire fighting work. The series of mountain fires in many places did not cause casualties, and 7374 residents of 4663 households were evacuated. In terms of facilities, 388 Weizhen, 12 Jiangling and 63 Donghai facilities were burned. At present, many road restrictions have been lifted and local roads are unobstructed.

South Korean President Moon Jae in expressed his condolences to the local victims at Weizhen National Sports Center, and announced that Weizhen County, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Sancho City, gangwon were designated as the hardest hit areas. Moon Jae in said that the homes of the affected people were burned to ashes overnight, and the pain was beyond words. The government will do its utmost to carry out post-disaster reconstruction and strive for the victims to return to normal life as soon as possible. Moon Jae in emphasized that the quickest way for the government to provide disaster relief is to designate the hardest hit areas and let the country rebuild its homeland.