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The '''Goseong Fire of 2019''' was a fire in [[Goseong County]] [[South Korea]] on April 4, 2019 that spread to the cities of [[Sokcho]], [[Inje]], [[Donghae]] and [[Gangneung]] leading to two deaths and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/04/281_266701.html |title="Massive wildfire wreaks havoc on Gangwon towns" |newspaper=[[The Korean Times]]|date=4 April 2019|accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref>
The '''Goseong Fire of 2019''' was a fire in [[Goseong County]] [[South Korea]] on April 4, 2019 that spread to the cities of [[Sokcho]], [[Inje]], [[Donghae]] and [[Gangneung]] leading to two deaths and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/04/281_266701.html |title="Massive wildfire wreaks havoc on Gangwon towns" |newspaper=[[The Korean Times]]|date=4 April 2019|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but is believed to be started by a extra high-voltage wire owned by [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] that fell due to high winds which lead to an [[electric arc]]. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=144583 |title="Electric Arc Believed to Have Caused Goseong Mountain Fires" |newspaper=[[KBS World Radio]]|date=19 April 2019|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>

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The Goseong Fire of 2019 was a fire in Goseong County South Korea on April 4, 2019 that spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. [1] The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but is believed to be started by a extra high-voltage wire owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation that fell due to high winds which lead to an electric arc. [2]

  1. ^ ""Massive wildfire wreaks havoc on Gangwon towns"". The Korean Times. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ ""Electric Arc Believed to Have Caused Goseong Mountain Fires"". KBS World Radio. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.