Daegu: A wildfire reignited on a mountain in the southeastern city of Daegu, prompting authorities to issue evacuation alerts to nearby residents and a national mobilisation order.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the fire, which began Monday afternoon on Mount Hamji in northern Daegu, about 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was extinguished nearly 23 hours later on Tuesday afternoon after scorching 260 hectares of land and forcing more than 2,000 people to evacuate.
On Tuesday evening, however, the fire reignited on parts of the mountain, Yonhap News Agency reported. According to the Korea Forest Service (KFS), the fire has been spreading since reigniting, with an estimated fire line stretching about 2.1 kilometers.
At around 5:13 p.m. Wednesday, authorities issued an emergency alert, warning residents living near the area to evacuate. The KFS said it issued the evacuation order as a precaution.
Around 190 personnel and 41 helicopters have currently been deployed to the scene to extinguish the fires.