Wildfire Spreads from South Korean Furniture Factory Blaze

Wildfire spread from a burning furniture factory in Namyangju City, South Korea, scorching almost 13,000 square meters of mountainous forest Friday.

Authorities asked residents to evacuate to a safe location during the eight-hour fire, MBC News reports.

Two helicopters equipped for wildland firefighters were used to battle the blaze spread by high winds clocked at six meters per second. Meanwhile, the two-story factory building where the fire originated was destroyed.

The factory loss alone was estimated at nearly $130,000.

South Korean firefighters battled major wildfires in Gyeonggi and Gyeongbuk provinces the last two days.