過去最大級「慶北山火事」2箇所でさらに拡大…容疑者特定中=韓国
Largest-ever ”Gyeongbuk forest fire” spreading further in two places... Suspects identified = South Korea
On the same day that a large forest fire broke out in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, which was started by visitors to a grave, another fire broke out in another area, prompting forestry authorities to launch an investigation.
On the 30th, according to the Special Judicial Police of Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, a forest fire broke out in Goesan-ri, Anpyeong-myeon, Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, forest fires also broke out in Cheongno-ri, Geumseong-myeon and Yonggi-ri, Anggye-myeon.
The forest fire in Geumseong-myeon, which broke out at 1:57 p.m. on the day of the fire, burned two mountains within a 3.5 km radius of each other and was put out five days later.
The site of the fire borders Gunwi County, Daegu Metropolitan City, and forestry authorities are reported to have done everything in their power to prevent the fire from spreading.
On the same day, a fire broke out at an orchard in Yonggi-ri, Angye-myeon, adjacent to the expressway, while burning agricultural waste.
The fire is believed to have spread to Pungcheon-myeon, Andong City due to strong winds. The special judicial police of the county suspected that the forest fire in Geumseong-myeon was an accidental ignition caused by a cigarette, and
The man, a man in his 60s who runs an orchard in Angye-myeon, is reportedly denying the allegations.
Meanwhile, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Unit announced on the same day that it had arrested two people for the wildfires in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
A (56) was ordered to be indicted without detention for allegedly causing the deaths of six people (violating the Forest Protection Act). A was visiting his grandparents' grave in a field in Goesan-ri, Anpyeong-gun, Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, at around 11:24 a.m. on the 22nd.
It is suspected that he started a fire in the surrounding area while tidying up the graveyard. At the time the fire started, Mr. A's daughter reported to the fire department, "There's a fire and the whole graveyard (of his great-grandfather) is on fire. I came here with my father."
During police investigation, the daughter stated, "I tried to cut down the tree but couldn't, so I tried to burn it with a lighter, but the wind blew the fire and it started a forest fire." Mr. A's wife was also at the scene of the fire.
However, Mr. A is reportedly denying the charges against him. The police's scientific investigation division preserved the scene of the forest fire the day before. The police, along with the National Forest Research Institute and the National Science
The agency is coordinating schedules with the Crime Research Institute and fire authorities and plans to conduct a joint forensic examination as early as next week.
2025/03/30 21:32 KST
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