But the largest culprit is the wind and dry land. The ideal environment for South Korea's largest ever wildfire has been building for the past few weeks. It's only March, but we've already seen temperatures rise to 20 degrees Celsius, which often dries out the air. And strong gusts are sweeping over the inland regions.

South Korea moves national treasures to safety as ‘worst wildfires in history’ kill 26 - Fires damage historic temple structures and artefacts in Uiseong

The fires have also forced the evacuation of 37,185 residents, including 29,911 in the counties of Uiseong and Andong, 190 kilometers from Seoul. South Korea is experiencing the worst forest fires in its history,