Forest hearth on the Brocken: Fire spreads – firefighting plane in motion | EUROtoday

A forest hearth is presently spreading unhindered on the Brocken within the Harz Mountains. This was introduced by a spokesperson for the Harz district after a briefing within the night. Many hearth websites have merged and a bigger hearth entrance has fashioned.

The hearth was found on Friday afternoon on the Königsberg under the Brocken. District hearth chief Kai-Uwe Lohse initially mentioned the fireplace was 300 meters lengthy.

According to the district, round 150 firefighters at the moment are on the bottom. Three planes and a helicopter had been concerned within the fire-fighting operations till dusk. Six further helicopters from the German military and federal police had been requested. The Federal Agency for Technical Relief can be on web site.

“The situation on the Brocken remains serious. The emergency services are attempting to further contain the flames by means of the barrier position. The night shift is beginning for the emergency team,” the Harz district introduced.

Around 500 folks – vacationers, hikers and athletes – had been delivered to security within the afternoon. They had been taken from the Harz summit by bus. Afterwards, the Brocken guests had been cared for in Schierke. The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB) stopped operations on the route between Drei Annen Hohne and the Brocken.

Almost precisely two years in the past, there was a forest hearth extinguishing operation on the present hearth web site that lasted a number of days. Up to seven firefighting helicopters and two Italian firefighting plane supported the operation, and there was worldwide assist.

The hearth was found initially of September 2022 on the Goetheweg close to the Goethebahnhof lookout level. The path to the Brocken is taken into account one of the vital often used mountain climbing trails within the Harz National Park. In basic, the world may be very tough to entry.

The danger of forest fires is presently very excessive in massive components of Saxony-Anhalt. Recently, forest and subject fires occurred primarily within the north of the state. Most of them had been rapidly extinguished.