1 dead, 2 unaccounted for in wind turbine fire

A fire broke out at a wind turbine in the southeastern county of Yeongdeok on Monday, leaving one dead and two unaccounted for, authorities said. The fire broke out at around 1:11 p.m. at the turbine inside a wind power complex in the county, about 240 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to local fire authorities. An employee of a wind turbine company died in the fire, while two others remain unreachable. A police official said the two are believed to be inside the turbine. Authorities have deployed 11 helicopters and 148 personnel to put out the blaze.