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

Officials say the most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea are almost contained. The government's announcement ...

Wildfires in South Korea fueled by high winds and dry weather have killed at least two dozen people and forced almost 30,000 ...

A bell is seen broken at the remains of the bell pavilion due to wildfires at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, South Korea, ...

South Korea is struggling to contain wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast after more than two dozen blazes broke out over the weekend, killing four people and forcing thousands to evacuate.

Wildfires in South Korea have resulted in deaths, turned an ancient Buddhist temple into ashes and forced the evacuation of ...

South Korean police plan to question a 56-year-old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently ...

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

In South Korea's legal system ... open image in gallery The fires have caused enormous damage, forced tens of thousands to flee killed at least 26 (Supplied) The fire burned about 48,000 hectares ...

A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the ...

The multiple fires, which left 30 people dead and thousands of structures – including a centuries-old Buddhist temple - destroyed, were described as unprecedented in South Korea. Police said the ...