Forest Fire Kill One, Evacuating 8,000. From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: April 7, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Hankook Ilbo. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A forest fire broke out in mountainous Kangwon-do yesterday, killing one person, burning many others and evacuting 8,000 residents.

At around 8:50 a.m., a fire started in a hill near a public cemetery in Sokyo-ri, the outskirts of Kangnug City. Then it spread through 11 other villages.

The provincial authorities called in firefighting helicopters and firefighters to bring the blaze under control. But the fire spread northward along the main road connecting Ka...

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