India, March 26 -- At least 18 people died, and 19 others were injured in one of the worst wildfires outbreak in southeast South Korea, with firefighters toiling hard to prevent the blaze from spreading, media reports said on Wednesday.

According to reports, the fire began in Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province last Friday.

It has now spread to the nearby Uiseong region in the country.

Fuelled by strong and dry winds, the blaze is slowly moving towards the Andong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang and Yeongdeok regions.

Of the victims, two were found in Andong, three were in Cheongsong, six were in Yeongyang, and seven were in Yeongdeok, officials told Yonhap news agency.

One person remains missing in Cheongsong.

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