Former major leaguer Park Chan-ho's home was also reportedly burned down by a simultaneous wildfire in Los Angeles, the largest city in the western United States.
According to MBN's report, Park Chan-ho's home in Beverly Hills in the western U.S. was burned down in the bushfire on the 7th and is staying at a nearby hotel.
According to foreign media such as the Associated Press and CNN, wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades area, a rich town on the west coast of LA, and spread to Beverly Hills, where expensive houses are concentrated.
Park Chan-ho purchased a two-story mansion in Beverly Hills in 1999 when he was a Los Angeles Dodgers.
CNN and others reported on the 9th local time, citing JP Morgan, that the economic loss from the L.A. wildfire is estimated to reach $50 billion and 73 trillion won in Korean money.
CNN and others predicted that the L.A. wildfire will be a significant blow to the California insurance industry and reinsurers.
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