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| Service members battle a wildfire in Miryang, around 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, June 2. Yonhap |
The main blaze in a wildfire in the southeastern city of Miryang is expected to be brought under control after four days, Friday, according to officials.
The fire broke out on a mountain in Miryang, around 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, early Tuesday and has so far burned an estimated 763 hectares of woodland, the size of more than 1,000 football fields, the forestry and firefighting authorities said.
As of 10 a.m., the main body of the blaze had been suppressed, Korea Forest Service Minister Nam Sung-hyun said in a briefing.
Firefighting operations of about 2,300 people, 47 firefighting helicopters and other equipment resumed earlier in the day after 110 residents of nearby villages were evacuated from their homes.
No casualties or property damage have been reported. (Yonhap)
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