Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul has opened a hotline +821020196869 to provide necessary assistance for Vietnamese nationals in the Republic of Korea (RoK) following eruption of forest fire in Goseong, Gangwon Province.

Vietnamese nationals can also contact telephone number of citizen protection +84981 84 84 84.

The RoK Government declared a state of national disaster on Friday over the massive blaze that has engulfed five cities and counties along the northeastern coast.

"The government will also decide whether to designate the affected areas as special disaster zones, after examining the extent of the damage," an official at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. 

Reports show that the fire killed one and injured 11 others, destroying a lot of forest and building projects in the region.

More than 4,000 local people were forced to flee after fire broke out.

The local functional agencies announced that there has been no foreigner affected by the fire./.

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