A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the ...

Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the ...

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on ...

In a televised briefing, Korea Forest Service chief Lim Sang-seop said that all main fires at four of the hardest-hit areas ...

STORY: Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, with authorities now calling the blazes the worst natural fire disaster in the nation's history.:: Korea Forest ...

The Korea Forest Service earlier announced the wildfire had been fully brought under control on Friday before they reignited overnight Saturday. Police plan to do a joint investigation next week ...

Most of the victims in the region were elderly, according to the Korea Forest Service. Those killed include a pilot in his 70s whose helicopter crashed on Wednesday while he was trying to contain ...

"Conditions are very good, and we have a chance, so we're deploying all available resources to try to contain the main fires today," Korea Forest Service Minister Lim Sang-seop told a media briefing.

according to the Korea Forest Service. Those killed include a pilot in his 70s whose helicopter crashed on Wednesday while he was trying to contain a fire. — AFP ...

The fires, which burned about 48,000 hectares in total, had been extinguished by Monday, the Korea Forest Service said in a statement. More than 3,100 people were evacuated to 114 shelters due to ...

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the record wildfires that ravaged the southeastern part of the country last week, the ...