| 2022 Uljin forest fire | |
|---|---|
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| Date(s) | 3 March 2022 (2022-03-03) – 15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) |
| Impacts | |
| Evacuated | 3995 |
On 3 March 2022 a major forest fire started inUljin, South Korea, which threatened a liquified natural gas plant[2] and theHanul Nuclear Power Plant.[2][3] It burned over 20,923 hectares of land,[4] and by the end of its first day 3,995 people been evacuated.[5] It was finally extinguished on 15 April 2022,[4] and required Korean Army and US. Army support.[1] Extinguishing the blaze required 84 helicopters, 3,970 Korean firefighting service personnel, 1,600 servicemen from the South Korean military, and personnel and helicopters from the US Army.[4]
