Fire brigade operation: Forest fireplace at Saurüsselkopf – This is the way it continues | EUROtoday



Even on Monday morning, massive clouds of smoke have been nonetheless rising from the Saurüsselkopf.
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On the Saurüsselkopf within the Chiemgauer Alps the flames proceed to burn. Pictures present massive clouds of smoke nonetheless rising from a wooded mountain close to Ruhpolding (Traunstein district).

Due to the steep and difficult-to-access location of the positioning, energetic intervention could be “unhelpful and would pose a risk to the individual forces,” the native administration introduced that night time. Firefighters have been positioned across the affected space and are carefully monitoring the hearth. An aerial reconnaissance of the state of affairs is deliberate for the morning, it stated. A corresponding disaster crew was additionally arrange.

No hazard to the inhabitants

According to the group, there isn’t a hazard to the inhabitants. The authorities known as on folks to keep away from the affected space and to maintain entry routes clear for emergency providers.

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