Firefighters in South Korea work to curb forest fires

Firefighters in South Korea work to curb forest fires

South Korean firefighters continued to work overnight to control wildfires in the southeastern city of Daegu on Tuesday, April 29, a local forest service said.

The wildfire began at around 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on April 28 and had affected an estimated 260 hectares (642.5 acres), the Korea Forest Service said in a statement.

No casualties had been reported so far due to the fire around Daegu, which is about 233 km (145 miles) southeast of the capital Seoul.

KOREA FOREST SERVICE / SOUTH KOREA'S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY HANDOUT / REUTERS VIDEO

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