PHOTOS Massive wildfire in Gangneung

A soldier extinguishes flames in a pine forest near the coast of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, April 11, after a massive wildfire broke out in the city's Nangok-dong neighborhood amid high wind and dry weather warnings for the region. Yonhap

Residents flee from a burning forest area in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, April 11, after a massive wildfire broke out in the city's Nangok-dong neighborhood amid high wind and dry weather warnings for the region. Yonhap

A wildfire rages on a hill in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, in this photo provided by the Korea Forest Service, April 11. Yonhap

A house and the surrounding forest area in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are engulfed by flames, April 11, amid high wind and dry weather warnings for the region. Yonhap

Houses in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are engulfed in flames, April 11. Yonhap

Houses and the surrounding forest area are engulfed by flames in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, April 11. Yonhap

A massive wildfire spreads along the east coast in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, in this photo provided by reader Jeong Min-ji, April 11. Yonhap

Korean Red Cross officials set up disaster relief shelters for wildfire evacuees at the Gangneung Ice Arena in the northeastern coastal city, April 11. Yonhap

In this photo provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration, a worker removes a signboard from the Gyeongpodae Pavilion in Gangneung, 168 kilometers east of Seoul, as a wildfire spreads rapidly, spurred by strong winds in the city, April 11. Yonhap

Two firefighters evacuate a resident from a farm as a wildfire spreads in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, April 11. Yonhap