Forest fire Germany not yet under control

treuenbrietzen - The large forest fire in the southwest of the German state of Brandenburg is not yet under control. Hundreds of firefighters are still busy with fire fighting on Saturday morning. The residents of the evacuated villages Klausdorf and Tiefenbrunnen are not allowed to go home yet.

The fire brigade fights three fireplaces in the area near the municipality of Treuenbrietzen, a few dozen kilometers from Berlin. The extinguishing activities are complicated by the presence of unexploded munitions from the Second World War. This was mostly buried in the last days of the conflict or fired in the wooded area to prevent it falling into allied hands.

Firefighters have already made progress on Friday in fighting the fire, which broke out on Thursday. A third evacuated village, Frohnsdorf, could then be released again.