4 April 2019 South Korea Wildfires
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On 4 April, an apparent transformer spark near a resort in the mountainous region along the north east coast of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 大韓民國), along with strong winds (20m/s or ~45mph, according to KMA) caused the a massive fire to engulf the border town of Sokcho (속초시), which had people flee the fires
More detailed description of the fire be found at https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/32741
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4 April 2019 wildfires in South Korea
On 4 April, an apparent transformer spark near a resort in the mountainous region along the north east coast of…