South Korean Nuclear Power Plant Protected From Wildfire as Thousands Flee Their Homes

A wildfire burns on a mountain in Samcheok, South Korea, on March 4, 2022. Kim Huyn-tae/Yonhap via AP

A South Korea’s nuclear power plant and a LNG production complex were successfully protected from a wildfire, the head of Korea Forest Service (KFS) said on Saturday.

The government issued a natural disaster alert after a wildfire broke out near the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant in the eastern coastal county of Uljin on Friday.