In the Hürtgenwald near Aachen, forces have also extinguished the last fires and embers. The largest forest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia is over, about 300 hectares of forest have burned.
For a week the Eifel had burned in the Hürtgenwald, in the municipality of the same name housing had to be evacuated. Now the forces leave the area. The mayor praises the social cohesion.
A week ago, the biggest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia began in the Hürtgenwald in the Eifel. Now, the forces are withdrawing from the forest area.