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Mirko Pollmer

  • Jun 27

    Gohrischheide forest fire grows to 19 hectares as unexploded ordnance keeps firefighters at a distance

    For the second summer in a row, a wildfire is spreading across the former military training area between Saxony and Brandenburg, where old munitions force firefighters to watch from safe paths.

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