{
  "id": 1397573,
  "title": "The idea for the system came from an ordinary flower.\nPark Il-hwan, CEO of the company, said, “I got the idea when I saw the blooming flowers of the Korean firebush (Hibiscus syriacus) in the mountains. When the flowers bloom, they burst open.”\nThe Korean firebush is also known as the “Rose of Sharon.”\nThe team developed a fire-extinguishing system that works without any power source.\n\nThe system is called “Eco-Fire Dragon.”\nIt uses compressed air to spread fire-extinguishing powder.\nThe powder is made from a mixture of perlite, talc, and a fire retardant.\nThe system is designed to be used in wildfires in mountains and forests.\n\nThe team spent two years and seven months developing the system.\nThey received 1.5 billion won in government funding for the project.\nThe system will be commercialized in the second half of next year.\nThe company plans to export the system to countries that suffer from wildfires, such as Australia and the United States.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/story-1397573",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:17:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/marketing/1273208.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}