Old Troop Training Ground: Forest Fire Spread over More than 110 Hectares
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On the former troop training ground near Jüterbog a forest area of 113 hectares burns again. Due to possible old ammunition the fire department cannot delete directly.
On the old troop training ground near Jüterbog it burns the third day in a row. Wind drives the fire, more and more area is affected.
The fire in the area contaminated with unexploded ordnance has been raging since Friday. Firefighters believe it could take days to extinguish the blaze.
Drought and wind are hampering efforts to fight forest fires in several regions. Fires have also broken out again on the former military training area near Jüterbog in Brandenburg – unexploded ordnance in the ground is hindering firefighting operations there.
The first major forest fire of the year in Brandenburg has spread rapidly across an area contaminated with munitions near Jüterbog in southwestern Brandenburg. According to city officials, as of midday, approximately 113 hectares – roughly the size of 160 football fields – were affected on a former military training ground. Due to the wind, firefighters expect the fire to spread further in the area, which is a nature reserve with rare animal spe…
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